Lanius mackinnoni
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Mackinnon's shrike (Lanius mackinnoni), also called Mackinnon's fiscal, is a songbird species of the family Laniidae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and moist savanna. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.The population of this species is increasing, which is thought to be due to the degradation of nearby habitat. Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate Archibald Donald MacKinnon.
Mackinnon's shrike grows to a length of about 20 cm (8 in). The adult male has a greyish-black head and mantle, a white supercilium, white scapulars and black wings. The tail is black with white margins and the underparts are white, sometimes tinged with buff. The female is similar except for having rufous patches on the flanks. The juvenile is greyish-brown and heavily barred.
Mackinnon's fiscal is found in tropical humid parts of Central Africa. It has a disjunct range (from the Obudu Plateau to northern Angola on one hand and across northern Congo, the Ruwenzori and Lake Victoria regions on the other). It is found in forest edges, clearings, secondary growth and bushy areas, from sea level up... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kigali | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mackinnon's Shrike sighting in Akagera National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 239th most-seen of the 320 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and July–August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mackinnon's Shrike in Akagera National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and September–February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mackinnon's Shrike sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Mackinnon's Shrike sightings, Akagera National Park ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 30%), Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda, about 30%) and Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 20%).
Same genus: Lanius
The closest relatives of the Mackinnon's Shrike that you can see in Akagera National Park (genus Lanius, Typical Shrikes) are Grey-backed Fiscal (about 60%) and Northern Fiscal (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mackinnon's Shrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Akagera National Park (16 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
