Brown Shrike
Lanius cristatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
- SpeciesLanius cristatus (Brown Shrike)
Closest Relatives at Yala National Park
Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
Yellow-billed Babbler
Turdoides affinis
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
White-browed Fantail
Rhipidura aureola
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone paradisi
White-browed Bulbul
Pycnonotus luteolus
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
📅 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 Brown Shrike in Yala National Park?
About 37% of visitor-days record a Brown Shrike sighting in Yala National Park, based on 392 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Shrike in Yala National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Brown Shrike in Yala National Park in our monthly data.