Great Grey Shrike
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Great Grey Shrike

Lanius excubitor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Awash National Park
5 Verified records at Awash National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor) is a large and predatory songbird species in the shrike family (Laniidae). It forms a superspecies with its parapatric southern relatives, the Iberian grey shrike (L. meridionalis), the Chinese grey shrike (L. sphenocerus) and the American loggerhead shrike (L. ludovicianus). Males and females are similar in plumage, pearly grey above with a black eye-mask and white underparts. Breeding takes place generally north of 50° northern latitude in northern Europe and Asia. Most populations migrate south in winter to temperate regions. The great grey shrike is carnivorous, with rodents making up over half its diet. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Great Grey Shrike sighting in Awash National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Awash National Park

Somali Fiscal
LC

Somali Fiscal

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Lanius somalicus

50–60% · Likely
Woodchat Shrike
NT

Woodchat Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius senator

20–30% · Possible
Red-tailed Shrike
LC

Red-tailed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius phoenicuroides

10–20% · With luck
Red-backed Shrike
LC

Red-backed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collurio

10–20% · With luck
Masked Shrike
LC

Masked Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius nubicus

5–10% · With luck
Lesser Grey Shrike
LC

Lesser Grey Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius minor

5–10% · With luck
Isabelline Shrike
LC

Isabelline Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius isabellinus

5–10% · With luck
Teita Fiscal
LC

Teita Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius dorsalis

Insufficient data
Northern White-crowned Shrike
LC

Northern White-crowned Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurocephalus ruppelli

30–40% · Possible
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dinemellia dinemelli

60–70% · Likely
Isabelline Wheatear
LC

Isabelline Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe isabellina

50–60% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
30–40%
2 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
3 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
4 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
5 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
5–10%
6 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
7 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
8 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
<5%
9 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
10 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
<5%
11 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
12 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
13 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
15 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
16 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
17 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
18 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
19 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Grey Shrike in Awash National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Great Grey Shrike sighting in Awash National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Grey Shrike in Awash National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Great Grey Shrike in Awash National Park in our monthly data.

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