Isabelline Shrike
Lanius isabellinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
- SpeciesLanius isabellinus (Isabelline Shrike)
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 Hemis National Park
Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach
Grey-backed Shrike
Lanius tephronotus
Lesser Grey Shrike
Lanius minor
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Brown Shrike
Lanius cristatus
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
Cinereous Tit
Parus cinereus
Citrine Wagtail
Motacilla citreola
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
White-winged Redstart
Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Isabelline Shrike at Hemis National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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