Great Grey Shrike
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Great Grey Shrike

Lanius excubitor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Keoladeo National Park
5 Verified records at Keoladeo National Park
May 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 Keoladeo National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Keoladeo National Park

Long-tailed Shrike
LC

Long-tailed Shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lanius schach

40–50% · Likely
Bay-backed Shrike
LC

Bay-backed Shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lanius vittatus

30–40% · Possible
Brown Shrike
LC

Brown Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius cristatus

5–10% · With luck
Isabelline Shrike
LC

Isabelline Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius isabellinus

<5% · Rare
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

70–80% · Very likely
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

70–80% · Very likely
White-eared Bulbul
LC

White-eared Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus leucotis

70–80% · Very likely
Brahminy Starling
LC

Brahminy Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sturnia pagodarum

70–80% · Very likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

70–80% · Very likely
Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

60–70% · Likely
Indian Pied Starling
LC

Indian Pied Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gracupica contra

60–70% · Likely
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

60–70% · 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
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 Keoladeo National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Great Grey Shrike sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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