Red-tailed Shrike

Red-tailed Shrike

Lanius phoenicuroides

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Queen Elizabeth National Park
4 Verified sightings at Queen Elizabeth National Park From 2019 to 2026
800 Verified sightings across all 22 parks From 2019 to 2026
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Red-tailed Shrike

The red-tailed shrike or Turkestan shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides) is a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered conspecific with the isabelline shrike and the red-backed shrike. The plumage is a sandy colour. It has a red tail.

The red-tailed shrike breeds in south Siberia and Central Asia. This migratory medium-sized passerine eats large insects, small birds, rodents and lizards. Like other shrikes it hunts from prominent perches, and impales corpses on thorns or barbed wire as a larder. It breeds in open cultivated country, preferably with thorn bushes.

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Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park

Grey-backed Fiscal
LC

Grey-backed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius excubitoroides

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Northern Fiscal

Northern Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius humeralis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Mackinnon's Shrike
LC

Mackinnon's Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius mackinnoni

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Red-backed Shrike
LC

Red-backed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collurio

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Isabelline Shrike
LC

Isabelline Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius isabellinus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Lesser Grey Shrike
LC

Lesser Grey Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius minor

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Black-headed Gonolek
LC

Black-headed Gonolek

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius erythrogaster

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Yellow-throated Longclaw
LC

Yellow-throated Longclaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronyx croceus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Pin-tailed Whydah
LC

Pin-tailed Whydah

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vidua macroura

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Red-billed Firefinch
LC

Red-billed Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta senegala

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~10%
2 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
3 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
4 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
5 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
6 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
7 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
8 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
9 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
10 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
11 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
12 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
14 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
15 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
16 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
17 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
18 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
19 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
20 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
21 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
22 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
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