Great Grey Shrike
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Great Grey Shrike

Lanius excubitor

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

The great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor) is a large and predatory songbird species in the shrike family (Laniidae). It forms a superspecies with its parapatric southern relatives, the Iberian grey shrike (L. meridionalis), the Chinese grey shrike (L. sphenocerus) and the American loggerhead shrike (L. ludovicianus). Males and females are similar in plumage, pearly grey above with a black eye-mask and white underparts. Breeding takes place generally north of 50° northern latitude in northern Europe and Asia. Most populations migrate south in winter to temperate regions. The great grey shrike is carnivorous, with rodents making up over half its diet. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Great Grey Shrike sighting in Ranthambore National Park, based on 60 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ranthambore National Park

Long-tailed Shrike
LC

Long-tailed Shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lanius schach

30–40% · Possible
Bay-backed Shrike
LC

Bay-backed Shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lanius vittatus

20–30% · Possible
Isabelline Shrike
LC

Isabelline Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius isabellinus

<5% · Rare
Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

80–90% · Very likely
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

70–80% · Very likely
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

50–60% · Likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

50–60% · Likely
White-browed Fantail
LC

White-browed Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhipidura aureola

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

50–60% · Likely
Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

50–60% · Likely
White-bellied Drongo
LC Endemic

White-bellied Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus caerulescens

50–60% · Likely
Purple Sunbird
LC

Purple Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cinnyris asiaticus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
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 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
30–40%
2 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
3 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
4 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
5 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
5–10%
6 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
7 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
8 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
<5%
9 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
10 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
<5%
11 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
12 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
13 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
15 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
16 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
17 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
18 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
19 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Grey Shrike in Ranthambore National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Great Grey Shrike sighting in Ranthambore National Park, based on 60 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Grey Shrike in Ranthambore National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Great Grey Shrike in Ranthambore National Park in our monthly data.

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