Southern White-crowned Shrike
Southern White-crowned ShrikeSouthern White-crowned ShrikeSouthern White-crowned ShrikeSouthern White-crowned Shrike

Southern White-crowned Shrike

Eurocephalus anguitimens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kruger National Park
1,518 Verified records at Kruger National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern White-crowned Shrike sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 1,518 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

Magpie Shrike

Magpie Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Urolestes melanoleucus

40–50% · Likely
Red-backed Shrike
LC

Red-backed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collurio

20–30% · With luck
Lesser Grey Shrike
LC

Lesser Grey Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius minor

5–10% · With luck
Southern Fiscal
LC Endemic

Southern Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collaris

<5% · Rare
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

60–70% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

50–60% · Likely
Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

50–60% · Likely
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
LC

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus angolensis

40–50% · Likely
Black-backed Puffback
LC

Black-backed Puffback

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryoscopus cubla

40–50% · Likely
Burchell's Glossy-starling
LC

Burchell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis australis

40–50% · Likely
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
LC

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis nitens

40–50% · Likely
Greater Blue-eared Starling
LC

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
2 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
3 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
5 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
6 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
7 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
8 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
9 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
10 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern White-crowned Shrike in Kruger National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Southern White-crowned Shrike sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 1,518 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern White-crowned Shrike in Kruger National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Southern White-crowned Shrike in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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