Eurocephalus anguitimens
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern White-crowned Shrike sighting in Moremi Game Reserve on a given day, based on 176 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 117th most-seen of the 334 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, May–June, August and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern White-crowned Shrike in Moremi Game Reserve on a given day, against about 10% in January, March–April, July and September–November, the lowest months.
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.
5th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Southern White-crowned Shrike sightings, Moremi Game Reserve ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Hwange National Park (Zimbabwe, about 40%), Etosha National Park (Namibia, about 40%) and Waterberg Plateau Park (Namibia, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Laniidae
The closest relatives of the Southern White-crowned Shrike that you can see in Moremi Game Reserve (family Laniidae, Shrikes) are Magpie Shrike (about 50%), Red-backed Shrike (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 Moremi Game Reserve (176 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.
