Southern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus anguitimens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusEurocephalus (White-crowned and White-rumped Shrikes)
- SpeciesEurocephalus anguitimens (Southern White-crowned Shrike)
The southern white-crowned shrike (Eurocephalus anguitimens) is a species of bird in the family Laniidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savannah. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern White-crowned Shrike sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Gonarezhou National Park
Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer diffusus
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Arrow-marked Babbler
Turdoides jardineii
White-breasted Sunbird
Cinnyris talatala
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 7 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern White-crowned Shrike in Gonarezhou National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Southern White-crowned Shrike sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Southern White-crowned Shrike in Gonarezhou National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Southern White-crowned Shrike in Gonarezhou National Park in our monthly data.