Lesser Grey Shrike

Lanius minor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
SpeciesLanius minor (Lesser Grey Shrike)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Mkomazi National Park

4 Verified records at Mkomazi National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor) is a passerine bird in the shrike family Laniidae. It breeds in South and Central Europe and western Asia and migrates to winter quarters in southern Africa in the early autumn, returning in spring. It is a scarce vagrant to western Europe, including Great Britain, usually as a spring or autumn erratic. It is similar in appearance to the great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor) and the Iberian grey shrike (Lanius meridionalis); both sexes are predominantly black, white and grey, and males have pink-flushed underparts. It is slightly smaller than the great grey shrike, and has a black forehead and relatively longer wings. This species prefers dry open lowlands and is often seen on telephone wires. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park

Lanius cabanisi

Lanius collurio

Lanius humeralis

Lanius isabellinus

Lanius phoenicuroides

<5% · Rare

Lanius dorsalis

Insufficient data

Eurocephalus ruppelli

20–30% · Possible

Cinnyris usambaricus

60–70% · Likely

Muscicapa adusta

50–60% · Likely

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

50–60% · Likely

Apalis thoracica

40–50% · Likely

Dicrurus adsimilis

40–50% · Likely

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Lesser Grey Shrike at Mkomazi National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
2	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
3	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
4	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
5	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
6	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
7	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
8	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
9	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
10	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	5–10%
11	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	5–10%
12	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	5–10%
13	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	5–10%
14	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
15	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
16	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
17	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
18	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
19	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
20	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
21	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
22	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
23	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
24	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
25	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
26	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
27	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
28	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
29	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
30	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
31	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
32	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
33	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
34	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
35	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	Insufficient data
36	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
37	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
38	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
39	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
40	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
41	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
42	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
43	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
44	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data
45	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	Insufficient data
46	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data

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Lesser Grey Shrike

Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park

Long-tailed Fiscal

Red-backed Shrike

Northern Fiscal

Isabelline Shrike

Red-tailed Shrike

Teita Fiscal

Northern White-crowned Shrike

Usambara Double-collared Sunbird

African Dusky Flycatcher

Black Sawwing

Bar-throated Apalis

Fork-tailed Drongo

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found