Southern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus anguitimens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusEurocephalus (White-crowned and White-rumped Shrikes)
- SpeciesEurocephalus anguitimens (Southern White-crowned Shrike)
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 Moremi Game Reserve, based on 165 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve
Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Lesser Grey Shrike
Lanius minor
Southern Fiscal
Lanius collaris
Burchell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis australis
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus africanus
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Arrow-marked Babbler
Turdoides jardineii
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 7 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern White-crowned Shrike in Moremi Game Reserve?
About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Southern White-crowned Shrike sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 165 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Southern White-crowned Shrike in Moremi Game Reserve?
August has the highest sighting rate for Southern White-crowned Shrike in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.