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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crowned Tchagra sighting in Meru National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Meru National Park
Three-streaked Tchagra
Tchagra jamesi
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Slate-colored Boubou
Laniarius funebris
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Brubru
Nilaus afer
Pringle's Puffback
Dryoscopus pringlii
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
📅 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 Meru National Park?
About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crowned Tchagra sighting in Meru National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-crowned Tchagra in Meru National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Black-crowned Tchagra in Meru National Park in our monthly data.