Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMalaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies)
- GenusTchagra (Typical Tchagras)
- SpeciesTchagra senegalus (Black-crowned Tchagra)
The black-crowned tchagra (Tchagra senegalus) is a bushshrike. This family of passerine birds is closely related to the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, and was once included in that group. This species is found in the Arabian Peninsula and most of Africa in scrub, open woodland, semi-desert and cultivation. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crowned Tchagra sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Gonarezhou National Park
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Brubru
Nilaus afer
Four-colored Bushshrike
Telophorus viridis
Southern Boubou
Laniarius ferrugineus
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer diffusus
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-crowned Tchagra in Gonarezhou National Park?
About 32% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crowned Tchagra sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-crowned Tchagra in Gonarezhou National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Black-crowned Tchagra in Gonarezhou National Park in our monthly data.