Lühder's Bushshrike (Laniarius luehderi)
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Lühder's Bushshrike

Laniarius luehderi Reichenow, 1874

43 gWeight

Lühder's bushshrike (Laniarius luehderi) is a species of bird (a shrike) in the family Malaconotidae.

Most records: Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Lühder's Bushshrike has been recorded at 48 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 9 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Kakamega Forest NR – Rondo Retreat CentreKenya521 records
  2. Kakamega Forest NRKenya398 records
  3. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Entrance RoadUganda383 records
More places
  1. Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – RuhijaUganda304 records
  2. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – BuhomaUganda280 records
  3. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Waterfall WalkUganda217 records
  4. Kakamega Forest NR – Ikuywa RiverKenya178 records
  5. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Buhoma TrackUganda177 records
  6. Bigodi Ecotourism Research CentreUganda147 records
  7. Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – 'The Neck'Uganda122 records

Countries and regions with the most records

UgandaKenyaRwandaGabonCameroonCongo - KinshasaCongo - BrazzavilleEquatorial Guinea

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Lühder's bushshrike (Laniarius luehderi) is a species of bird (a shrike) in the family Malaconotidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German naturalist ornithologist W.

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Questions

How big is the Lühder's Bushshrike?

The Lühder's Bushshrike weighs around 43 g.

Where does the Lühder's Bushshrike live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southeastern Nigeria and Cameroon to western DR Congo; eastern DR Congo to southern South Sudan, western Kenya and western Tanzania. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda.

Is the Lühder's Bushshrike endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Lühder's Bushshrike as Least Concern.

What does the Lühder's Bushshrike eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Lühder's Bushshrike in?

It belongs to the family Bushshrikes (Malaconotidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
43 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
87 mm
Tail
82 mm
Bill
26 mm
Tarsus
31 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: southeastern Nigeria and Cameroon to western DR Congo; eastern DR Congo to southern South Sudan, western Kenya and western Tanzania

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Bushshrikes Malaconotidae
Genus
Laniarius

Other birds in the genus Laniarius

Lühder's Bushshrike

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