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 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
Isabelline Shrike
Lanius isabellinus
Brown Shrike
Lanius cristatus
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
| # | 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 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Great Grey Shrike sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, based on 90 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Grey Shrike in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Great Grey Shrike in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park in our monthly data.