Bull-headed Shrike
Lanius bucephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
- SpeciesLanius bucephalus (Bull-headed Shrike)
Closest Relatives at Nikko National Park
Cinereous Tit
Parus cinereus
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Japanese Bush Warbler
Horornis diphone
Coal Tit
Periparus ater
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatus
Willow Tit
Poecile montanus
Brown-eared Bulbul
Hypsipetes amaurotis
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaea
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Narcissus Flycatcher
Ficedula narcissina
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bull-headed Shrike in Nikko National Park?
About 36% of visitor-days record a Bull-headed Shrike sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 144 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bull-headed Shrike in Nikko National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Bull-headed Shrike in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.