Woodchat Shrike
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Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senator

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Wadden Sea National Park
1 Verified records at Wadden Sea National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The woodchat shrike (Lanius senator) is a member of the shrike family Laniidae. It can be identified by its red-brown crown and nape. It is mainly insectivorous and favours open wooded areas with scattered trees such as orchards, particularly when there is bare or sandy ground. The woodchat shrike breeds in southern Europe, the Middle East and northwest Africa, and winters in tropical Africa. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park

Brown Shrike
LC

Brown Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius cristatus

Insufficient data
Red-backed Shrike
LC

Red-backed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collurio

<5% · Rare
Great Grey Shrike
LC Endemic

Great Grey Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius excubitor

<5% · Rare
Isabelline Shrike
LC

Isabelline Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius isabellinus

<5% · Rare
Lesser Grey Shrike
LC

Lesser Grey Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius minor

Insufficient data
Carrion Crow
LC

Carrion Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corone

60–70% · Likely
Eurasian Blackbird
LC Endemic

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

50–60% · Likely
European Starling
LC Endemic

European Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sturnus vulgaris

50–60% · Likely
Great Tit
LC Endemic

Great Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parus major

50–60% · Likely
Chaffinch
LC

Chaffinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla coelebs

40–50% · Likely
Blue Tit
LC

Blue Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanistes caeruleus

40–50% · Likely
European Robin
LC

European Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erithacus rubecula

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Woodchat Shrike at Wadden Sea National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
2 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
20–30%
3 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
4 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
5 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
6 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
7 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
<5%
9 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
10 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
11 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
12 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
13 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
14 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
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