Southern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus anguitimens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusEurocephalus (White-crowned and White-rumped Shrikes)
- SpeciesEurocephalus anguitimens (Southern White-crowned Shrike)
Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park
Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
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 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 7 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern White-crowned Shrike in Hwange National Park?
About 38% of visitor-days record a Southern White-crowned Shrike sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 176 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern White-crowned Shrike in Hwange National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Southern White-crowned Shrike in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.