Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusUrolestes (Magpie shrikes)
- SpeciesUrolestes melanoleucus (Magpie Shrike)
Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park
Southern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus anguitimens
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Lesser Grey Shrike
Lanius minor
Southern Fiscal
Lanius collaris
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Arrow-marked Babbler
Turdoides jardineii
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Golden-breasted Bunting
Emberiza flaviventris
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
📅 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 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 12 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 14 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 15 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 16 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 17 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Magpie Shrike in Hwange National Park?
About 48% of visitor-days record a Magpie Shrike sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 223 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Magpie Shrike in Hwange National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Magpie Shrike in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.