Urolestes (Magpie shrikes)

Genus

Magpie shrikes

Urolestes

1 species in our catalog · found in 19 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Magpie Shrike

Magpie Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Urolestes melanoleucus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%
Jan
~40%
Feb
~30%
Mar
~40%
Apr
~40%
May
~40%
Jun
~40%
Jul
~40%
Aug
~40%
Sep
~40%
Oct
~40%
Nov
~50%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Magpie shrikes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~70%
2 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~50%
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~50%
4 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
~40%
5 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
~40%
6 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~30%
7 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~30%
8 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~30%
9 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~10%
10 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
11 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
12 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
<5%
13 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
<5%
14 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
15 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
<5%
16 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
17 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
<5%
18 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
19 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%