Southern White-crowned Shrike

Southern White-crowned Shrike

Eurocephalus anguitimens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Hwange National Park
176 Verified records at Hwange National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The southern white-crowned shrike (Eurocephalus anguitimens) is a species of bird in the family Laniidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savannah. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Southern White-crowned Shrike sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 176 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
30–40
Feb
50–60
Mar
10–20
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
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 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
2 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
3 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
5 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
6 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
7 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
8 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
9 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
10 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern White-crowned Shrike in Hwange National Park?

About 38% of wildlife watchers report a Southern White-crowned Shrike sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 176 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern White-crowned Shrike in Hwange National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Southern White-crowned Shrike in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.

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