Long-tailed Shrike
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Long-tailed Shrike

Lanius schach

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
85 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The long-tailed shrike or rufous-backed shrike (Lanius schach) is a member of the bird family Laniidae, the shrikes. They are found widely distributed across Asia and there are variations in plumage across the range. The species ranges across much of Asia, both on the mainland and the eastern archipelagos. The eastern or Himalayan subspecies, L. s. tricolor, is sometimes called the black-headed shrike. Although there are considerable differences in plumage among the subspecies, they all have a long and narrow black tail, have a black mask and forehead, rufous rump and flanks and a small white patch on the shoulder. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Shrike sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 85 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Bornean Treepie
LC

Bornean Treepie

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Dendrocitta cinerascens

70–80% · Very likely
Indigo Flycatcher
LC

Indigo Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias indigo

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-breasted Warbler

Yellow-breasted Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Seicercus montis

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped White-eye
LC

Black-capped White-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zosterops atricapilla

60–70% · Likely
Temminck's Sunbird
LC

Temminck's Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga temminckii

60–70% · Likely
Mountain Leaf Warbler
LC

Mountain Leaf Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus trivirgatus

60–70% · Likely
Bornean Whistler
LC

Bornean Whistler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Pachycephala hypoxantha

60–70% · Likely
Chestnut-crested Yuhina
LC

Chestnut-crested Yuhina

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Staphida everetti

60–70% · Likely
Bornean Whistling-Thrush
LC

Bornean Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus borneensis

50–60% · Likely
White-throated Fantail
LC

White-throated Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhipidura albicollis

50–60% · Likely
Black-sided Flowerpecker
LC

Black-sided Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum monticolum

50–60% · Likely
Gray-throated Babbler
LC

Gray-throated Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris nigriceps

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
2 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
50–60%
3 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
4 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
5 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
40–50%
6 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
7 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
8 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
9 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
10 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
11 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
12 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
13 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
14 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
15 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
16 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
17 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
10–20%
18 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
19 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
20 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
21 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
22 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
23 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
24 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
25 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
26 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
27 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
28 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
29 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
30 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
31 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
32 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
33 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
34 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
35 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Shrike in Kinabalu Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Shrike sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 85 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Long-tailed Shrike in Kinabalu Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Shrike in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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