Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
- SpeciesLanius collurio (Red-backed Shrike)
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Teita Fiscal
Lanius dorsalis
Red-tailed Shrike
Lanius phoenicuroides
Isabelline Shrike
Lanius isabellinus
Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
Lesser Grey Shrike
Lanius minor
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser donaldsoni
📅 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 Red-backed Shrike in Samburu National Reserve?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Red-backed Shrike sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 80 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-backed Shrike in Samburu National Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Red-backed Shrike in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.