Lesser Grey Shrike
Lesser Grey ShrikeLesser Grey ShrikeLesser Grey ShrikeLesser Grey Shrike

Lesser Grey Shrike

Lanius minor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Lower Zambezi National Park
3 Verified records at Lower Zambezi National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor) is a passerine bird in the shrike family Laniidae. It breeds in South and Central Europe and western Asia and migrates to winter quarters in southern Africa in the early autumn, returning in spring. It is a scarce vagrant to western Europe, including Great Britain, usually as a spring or autumn erratic. It is similar in appearance to the great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor) and the Iberian grey shrike (Lanius meridionalis); both sexes are predominantly black, white and grey, and males have pink-flushed underparts. It is slightly smaller than the great grey shrike, and has a black forehead and relatively longer wings. This species prefers dry open lowlands and is often seen on telephone wires. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Lower Zambezi National Park

Red-backed Shrike
LC

Red-backed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collurio

5–10% · With luck
Northern Fiscal

Northern Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius humeralis

Insufficient data
Magpie Shrike

Magpie Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Urolestes melanoleucus

Insufficient data
Meves's Glossy-starling
LC

Meves's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis mevesii

60–70% · Likely
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
African Pied Wagtail
LC

African Pied Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla aguimp

40–50% · Likely
Wire-tailed Swallow
LC

Wire-tailed Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo smithii

40–50% · Likely
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
LC

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus angolensis

40–50% · Likely
Tropical Boubou

Tropical Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius major

40–50% · Possible
White-crested Helmetshrike
LC

White-crested Helmetshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prionops plumatus

30–40% · Possible
Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Lesser Grey Shrike at Lower Zambezi National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
2 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
3 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
4 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
5 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
6 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
7 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
8 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
10 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
11 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
12 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
13 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
16 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
17 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
19 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
20 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
21 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
22 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
23 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
24 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
25 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
26 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
27 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
28 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
29 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
30 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
31 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
32 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
33 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
34 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
35 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
36 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
37 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
38 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
39 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
40 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
41 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
42 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
43 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
44 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
45 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
46 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
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