Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusUrolestes (Magpie shrikes)
- SpeciesUrolestes melanoleucus (Magpie Shrike)
Closest Relatives at Tarangire National Park
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
Lesser Grey Shrike
Lanius minor
Teita Fiscal
Lanius dorsalis
Isabelline Shrike
Lanius isabellinus
Red-tailed Shrike
Lanius phoenicuroides
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Ashy Starling
Lamprotornis unicolor
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
📅 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 Tarangire National Park?
About 66% of visitor-days record a Magpie Shrike sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 866 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Magpie Shrike in Tarangire National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Magpie Shrike in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.