Brown Shrike
Lanius cristatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
- SpeciesLanius cristatus (Brown Shrike)
Closest Relatives at Nagarhole National Park
Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach
Bay-backed Shrike
Lanius vittatus
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Jungle Babbler
Turdoides striata
Southern Hill Myna
Gracula indica
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis
📅 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 Brown Shrike in Nagarhole National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Brown Shrike sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 197 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Shrike in Nagarhole National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Brown Shrike in Nagarhole National Park in our monthly data.