Isabelline Shrike
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Isabelline Shrike

Lanius isabellinus

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

The isabelline shrike or Daurian shrike (Lanius isabellinus) is a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was previously considered conspecific with the red-backed shrike and red-tailed shrike. It is found in an extensive area between the Caspian Sea and north and central China southeast to the Qaidam Basin. Overwinters in Africa and Arabia. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Mackinnon's Shrike
LC

Mackinnon's Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius mackinnoni

20–30% · Possible
Northern Fiscal

Northern Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius humeralis

10–20% · With luck
Grey-backed Fiscal
LC

Grey-backed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius excubitoroides

10–20% · With luck
Red-backed Shrike
LC

Red-backed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collurio

<5% · Rare
Red-tailed Shrike
LC

Red-tailed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius phoenicuroides

Insufficient data
Lesser Grey Shrike
LC

Lesser Grey Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius minor

Insufficient data
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Chubb's Cisticola
LC

Chubb's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chubbi

40–50% · Likely
Streaky Seedeater
LC

Streaky Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra striolata

40–50% · Likely
Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

40–50% · Likely
Black Sawwing
LC

Black Sawwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

40–50% · Likely
Green White-eye

Green White-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zosterops stuhlmanni

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Isabelline Shrike at Virunga 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 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
20–30%
2 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
3 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
4 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
5 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
6 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
7 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
8 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
10 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
11 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
12 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
16 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
18 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
19 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
20 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
21 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
22 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
23 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
24 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
25 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
26 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
27 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
28 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
29 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
30 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
31 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
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