Woodchat Shrike
Lanius senator
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
- SpeciesLanius senator (Woodchat Shrike)
Closest Relatives at Monfragüe National Park
Iberian Grey Shrike
Lanius meridionalis
Spotless Starling
Sturnus unicolor
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala
European Serin
Serinus serinus
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Great Tit
Parus major
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
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 | 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 Monfragüe National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Woodchat Shrike sighting in Monfragüe National Park, based on 1097 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Woodchat Shrike in Monfragüe National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Woodchat Shrike in Monfragüe National Park in our monthly data.