Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusUrolestes (Magpie shrikes)
- SpeciesUrolestes melanoleucus (Magpie Shrike)
Closest Relatives at Pilanesberg National Park
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Lesser Grey Shrike
Lanius minor
Southern Fiscal
Lanius collaris
Southern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus anguitimens
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
Laniarius atrococcineus
Red-winged Starling
Onychognathus morio
Arrow-marked Babbler
Turdoides jardineii
📅 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 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 12 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 14 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 15 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 16 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 17 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Magpie Shrike in Pilanesberg National Park?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Magpie Shrike sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 86 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Magpie Shrike in Pilanesberg National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Magpie Shrike in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.