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 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Red-tailed Shrike
Lanius phoenicuroides
Northern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris reichenowi
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Green White-eye
Zosterops stuhlmanni
Lühder's Bushshrike
Laniarius luehderi
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
Eurillas latirostris
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
📅 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 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Mackinnon's Shrike sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 463 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mackinnon's Shrike in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Mackinnon's Shrike in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.