Brown Shrike
Lanius cristatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
- SpeciesLanius cristatus (Brown Shrike)
Closest Relatives at Eravikulam National Park
Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach
Bay-backed Shrike
Lanius vittatus
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Indian Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus horsfieldii
Indian White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Greenish Warbler
Phylloscopus trochiloides
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
Dicaeum concolor
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Nilgiri Flycatcher
Eumyias albicaudatus
Square-tailed Bulbul
Hypsipetes ganeesa
Crimson-backed Sunbird
Leptocoma minima
📅 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 Eravikulam National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Brown Shrike sighting in Eravikulam National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Shrike in Eravikulam National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Brown Shrike in Eravikulam National Park in our monthly data.