Brown Shrike
Lanius cristatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
- SpeciesLanius cristatus (Brown Shrike)
Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park
Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach
Grey-backed Shrike
Lanius tephronotus
Bay-backed Shrike
Lanius vittatus
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis
Indian Pied Starling
Gracupica contra
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown Shrike in Chitwan National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Brown Shrike sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 115 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Shrike in Chitwan National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Brown Shrike in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.