Mackinnon's Shrike
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Mackinnon's Shrike

Lanius mackinnoni

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kibale National Park
167 Verified records at Kibale National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Mackinnon's shrike (Lanius mackinnoni), also called Mackinnon's fiscal, is a songbird species of the family Laniidae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and moist savanna. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.The population of this species is increasing, which is thought to be due to the degradation of nearby habitat. Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate Archibald Donald MacKinnon. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Mackinnon's Shrike sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 167 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park

Northern Fiscal

Northern Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius humeralis

10–20% · With luck
Grey-backed Fiscal
LC

Grey-backed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius excubitoroides

<5% · Rare
Red-backed Shrike
LC

Red-backed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collurio

<5% · Rare
Isabelline Shrike
LC

Isabelline Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius isabellinus

Insufficient data
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Olive-bellied Sunbird
LC

Olive-bellied Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris chloropygius

40–50% · Likely
Little Greenbul
LC

Little Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurillas virens

40–50% · Likely
Bronze Mannikin

Bronze Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura cucullata

40–50% · Likely
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

40–50% · Likely
Gray-headed Negrofinch
LC

Gray-headed Negrofinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nigrita canicapillus

40–50% · Likely
African Blue Flycatcher
LC

African Blue Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elminia longicauda

40–50% · Likely
Vieillot's Weaver
LC

Vieillot's Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus nigerrimus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
3 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
20–30%
4 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
5 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
6 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
7 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
9 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mackinnon's Shrike in Kibale National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Mackinnon's Shrike sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 167 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mackinnon's Shrike in Kibale National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Mackinnon's Shrike in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.

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