Where to see
Lanius cristatus
Udawalawe National Park leads · 11 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Brown Shrike during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Udawalawe National Park
In Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Shrike sighting on a given day, the highest of the 11 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Yala National Park and more
After Udawalawe National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Brown Shrike are in Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 50%), Wilpattu National Park (Sri Lanka, about 30%) and Eravikulam National Park (India, about 30%). Outside Asia, the best option is Khao Yai National Park in Southeast Asia (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are November to January in Udawalawe National Park (about 70%), February and November in Yala National Park (about 70%) and October to January in Wilpattu National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Brown Shrike on a given day. Each park's Brown Shrike page has the full month-by-month chart.
