Eurocephalus anguitimens
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The southern white-crowned shrike (Eurocephalus anguitimens) is a species of bird in the family Laniidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savannah.
The southern white-crowned shrike grows to a length of about 24 cm (9 in). The sexes are alike; in the adult bird the crown and forehead are white, and the mask is black and extends above and below the eye to the side of the neck. The nape and upper parts are ashy-brown and the wings and tail are dark brown. The underparts are off-white, the upper breast being tinged with buff. The lower belly and vent areas are ashy-brown. The beak is black, the eyes brown and the legs dark brown. Juveniles are similar to adult birds but the crown is slightly mottled and barred and grey rather than white. The chin and throat are white but the remaining parts of the underparts are tinged with ashy brown.
Like the closely related northern white-crowned shrike, this species is highly sociable and will form small, tightly-knit groups of usually three to six individuals, but occasionally up to twenty outside the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | African Dawn Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Southern White-crowned Shrike sighting in Etosha National Park on a given day, based on 772 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th most-seen of the 260 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Southern White-crowned Shrike in Etosha National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March, the lowest month. Those are among Etosha National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 75 mm in January.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern White-crowned Shrike sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Southern White-crowned Shrike sightings, Etosha National Park ranks 2nd at about 40%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Hwange National Park (Zimbabwe, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Laniidae
The closest relatives of the Southern White-crowned Shrike that you can see in Etosha National Park (family Laniidae, Shrikes) are Southern Fiscal (about 10%) and Lesser Grey Shrike (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern White-crowned Shrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Etosha National Park (772 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.
