Where to see
Urolestes melanoleucus
Tarangire National Park leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Magpie Shrike during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 7 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Tarangire National Park
In Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Magpie Shrike sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Hwange National Park and more
After Tarangire National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Magpie Shrike are in Hwange National Park (Zimbabwe, about 60%), Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 50%) and Moremi Game Reserve (Botswana, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are November to January in Tarangire National Park (about 80%), October in Hwange National Park (about 80%) and October in Kruger National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Magpie Shrike on a given day. Each park's Magpie Shrike page has the full month-by-month chart.
