Northern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusEurocephalus (White-crowned and White-rumped Shrikes)
- SpeciesEurocephalus ruppelli (Northern White-crowned Shrike)
Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park
Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Lesser Grey Shrike
Lanius minor
Isabelline Shrike
Lanius isabellinus
Ashy Starling
Lamprotornis unicolor
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Slate-colored Boubou
Laniarius funebris
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
📅 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 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern White-crowned Shrike in Ruaha National Park?
About 34% of visitor-days record a Northern White-crowned Shrike sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 95 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern White-crowned Shrike in Ruaha National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Northern White-crowned Shrike in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.