Lesser Grey Shrike
Lanius minor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
- SpeciesLanius minor (Lesser Grey Shrike)
Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Southern Fiscal
Lanius collaris
Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
Southern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus anguitimens
Burchell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis australis
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus africanus
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Arrow-marked Babbler
Turdoides jardineii
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Grey Shrike in Moremi Game Reserve?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Lesser Grey Shrike sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 91 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Grey Shrike in Moremi Game Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Grey Shrike in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.