Lanius phoenicuroides
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The red-tailed shrike or Turkestan shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides) is a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered conspecific with the isabelline shrike and the red-backed shrike. The plumage is a sandy colour. It has a red tail.
The red-tailed shrike breeds in south Siberia and Central Asia. This migratory medium-sized passerine eats large insects, small birds, rodents and lizards. Like other shrikes it hunts from prominent perches, and impales corpses on thorns or barbed wire as a larder. It breeds in open cultivated country, preferably with thorn bushes.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-tailed Shrike sighting in Dammam on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 34 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, May and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-tailed Shrike in Dammam on a given day, against under 5% in January and March, the lowest months. April, June–September and December have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-tailed 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.
Among the best
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Red-tailed Shrike sightings, Dammam ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Red-tailed Shrike that you can see in Dammam (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are House Crow (about 50%), House Sparrow (about 50%) and White-eared Bulbul (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-tailed Shrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Dammam (5 verified sightings), 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.
