Southern White-crowned Shrike

Where to see

Southern White-crowned Shrike

Eurocephalus anguitimens

Hwange National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Southern White-crowned Shrike during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~40%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~40%
3 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~30%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Southern White-crowned Shrike?

Hwange National Park

In Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Southern White-crowned Shrike sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Southern White-crowned Shrike?

Etosha National Park and more

After Hwange National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Southern White-crowned Shrike are in Etosha National Park (Namibia, about 40%), Waterberg Plateau Park (Namibia, about 30%) and Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 20%).

When is the best time to see a Southern White-crowned Shrike?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are January in Hwange National Park (about 70%), August and September in Etosha National Park (about 50%) and August in Waterberg Plateau Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Southern White-crowned Shrike on a given day. Each park's Southern White-crowned Shrike page has the full month-by-month chart.