Northern White-crowned Shrike
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Northern White-crowned Shrike

Eurocephalus ruppelli

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Tarangire National Park
876 Verified records at Tarangire National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The northern white-crowned shrike or white-rumped shrike (Eurocephalus ruppelli), is a shrike found in dry thornbush, semi-desert, and open acacia woodland in east Africa from south eastern South Sudan and southern Ethiopia to Tanzania. Its binomial name commemorates the German naturalist and explorer Eduard Rüppell. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Northern White-crowned Shrike sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 876 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tarangire National Park

Magpie Shrike

Magpie Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Urolestes melanoleucus

60–70% · Likely
Long-tailed Fiscal
LC

Long-tailed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius cabanisi

40–50% · Likely
Northern Fiscal

Northern Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius humeralis

10–20% · With luck
Red-backed Shrike
LC

Red-backed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collurio

5–10% · With luck
Grey-backed Fiscal
LC

Grey-backed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius excubitoroides

<5% · Rare
Lesser Grey Shrike
LC

Lesser Grey Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius minor

<5% · Rare
Teita Fiscal
LC

Teita Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius dorsalis

<5% · Rare
Isabelline Shrike
LC

Isabelline Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius isabellinus

<5% · Rare
Red-tailed Shrike
LC

Red-tailed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius phoenicuroides

<5% · Rare
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

80–90% · Very likely
Ashy Starling
LC

Ashy Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis unicolor

70–80% · Very likely
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dinemellia dinemelli

70–80% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
60–70
Feb
70–80
Mar
80–90
Apr
70–80
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
70–80
Nov
60–70
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 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
60–70%
2 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
3 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
4 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
5 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
6 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
7 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
8 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
30–40%
9 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
10 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
11 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
12 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
13 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
14 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
15 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
16 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
18 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
19 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern White-crowned Shrike in Tarangire National Park?

About 67% of wildlife watchers report a Northern White-crowned Shrike sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 876 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern White-crowned Shrike in Tarangire National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Northern White-crowned Shrike in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.

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