Great Grey Shrike
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Great Grey Shrike

Lanius excubitor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Gauja National Park
9 Verified records at Gauja National Park
December 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% of wildlife watchers report a Great Grey Shrike sighting in Gauja National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Gauja National Park

Red-backed Shrike
LC

Red-backed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collurio

<5% · Rare
Great Tit
LC Endemic

Great Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parus major

80–90% · Very likely
Hooded Crow

Hooded Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus cornix

80–90% · Very likely
Eurasian Magpie
LC

Eurasian Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pica pica

70–80% · Very likely
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
LC

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer montanus

60–70% · Likely
Eurasian Blackbird
LC Endemic

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

50–60% · Likely
Common Raven
LC

Common Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corax

50–60% · Likely
Blue Tit
LC

Blue Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanistes caeruleus

50–60% · Likely
Common Chiffchaff
LC

Common Chiffchaff

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus collybita

40–50% · Likely
European Greenfinch
LC

European Greenfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloris chloris

40–50% · Likely
European Starling
LC Endemic

European Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sturnus vulgaris

40–50% · Likely
Chaffinch
LC

Chaffinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla coelebs

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
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 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 Gauja National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Great Grey Shrike sighting in Gauja National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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