Great Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
- SpeciesLanius excubitor (Great Grey Shrike)
Closest Relatives at Gauja National Park
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Great Tit
Parus major
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
📅 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 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 6 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 7 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 10 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 11 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 12 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 14 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 15 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 16 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 17 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Great Grey Shrike in Gauja National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Great Grey Shrike sighting in Gauja National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Grey Shrike in Gauja National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Great Grey Shrike in Gauja National Park in our monthly data.