Woodchat Shrike
Lanius senator
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
- SpeciesLanius senator (Woodchat Shrike)
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
Isabelline Shrike
Lanius isabellinus
Red-tailed Shrike
Lanius phoenicuroides
Lesser Grey Shrike
Lanius minor
Teita Fiscal
Lanius dorsalis
Yellow-billed Shrike
Corvinella corvina
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
Piapiac
Ptilostomus afer
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
📅 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 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 11 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 12 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 13 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Woodchat Shrike in Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Woodchat Shrike sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Woodchat Shrike in Kidepo Valley National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Woodchat Shrike in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.