Brown Shrike
Lanius cristatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
- SpeciesLanius cristatus (Brown Shrike)
Closest Relatives at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
Isabelline Shrike
Lanius isabellinus
Great Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitor
Northern Shrike
Lanius borealis
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti
Common Raven
Corvus corax
White-winged Snowfinch
Montifringilla nivalis
Asian Short-toed Lark
Alaudala cheleensis
Rock Petronia
Petronia petronia
Eurasian Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
📅 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 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Brown Shrike sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, based on 59 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Shrike in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Brown Shrike in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park in our monthly data.