Red-backed Shrike

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

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

The red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) is a carnivorous passerine bird and member of the shrike family, Laniidae. Its breeding range stretches from Western Europe east to central Russia. It is migratory and winters in the eastern areas of tropical Africa and southern Africa. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-backed Shrike sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
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 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
40–50%
2 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
3 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
30–40%
4 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
5 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
6 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
8 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
9 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
10 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
11 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
12 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
13 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
14 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
15 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
16 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
17 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
10–20%
18 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
19 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
20 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
21 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
22 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
23 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
24 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
25 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
26 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
27 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
28 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
29 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
30 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
31 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
32 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
33 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
34 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
35 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
5–10%
36 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
37 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
38 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
5–10%
39 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
40 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
41 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
42 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
43 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
44 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
45 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
46 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
47 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
48 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
49 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
50 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
51 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
52 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
53 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
54 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
55 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
<5%
56 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
57 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
58 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
59 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
60 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
61 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
62 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
63 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
64 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
65 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
66 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
67 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-backed Shrike in Lake Manyara National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Red-backed Shrike sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-backed Shrike in Lake Manyara National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Red-backed Shrike in Lake Manyara National Park in our monthly data.

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