Mackinnon's Shrike
Lanius mackinnoni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
- SpeciesLanius mackinnoni (Mackinnon's Shrike)
Closest Relatives at Akagera National Park
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Lesser Grey Shrike
Lanius minor
Sousa's Shrike
Lanius souzae
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mackinnon's Shrike in Akagera National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Mackinnon's Shrike sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mackinnon's Shrike in Akagera National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Mackinnon's Shrike in Akagera National Park in our monthly data.