Magpie Shrike

Magpie Shrike

Urolestes melanoleucus

60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Tarangire National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
50–60
Feb
60–70
Mar
60–70
Apr
50–60
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
80–90
Nov
70–80
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
60–70%
2 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
4 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
5 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
6 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
7 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
8 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
9 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
12 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
14 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
15 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
16 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
17 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

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.

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