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 →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crowned Tchagra sighting in Liwonde National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Liwonde National Park
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Brubru
Nilaus afer
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Collared Palmthrush
Cichladusa arquata
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer diffusus
📅 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 Liwonde National Park?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crowned Tchagra sighting in Liwonde National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-crowned Tchagra in Liwonde National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Black-crowned Tchagra in Liwonde National Park in our monthly data.