
The lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor) is a member of the shrike family Laniidae.
Most records Dec to Apr
When Lesser Grey Shrike sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 554 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Mpumalanga and beyond
Provinces where Lesser Grey Shrike is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
555 records, iNaturalist
1 result in South Africa
Planning a trip
Hosts have recorded the Lesser Grey Shrike at stays in or beside Kruger National Park.
Drive yourself
Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.
Where hosts record it
Species
Lanius minor
Records
555
iNaturalist observations
Every booking on Spekboom supports conservation.
A record means a host has seen the Lesser Grey Shrike on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Lesser Grey Shrike at stays in or beside Kruger National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The Lesser Grey Shrike is most recorded in Mpumalanga (36% of records), Limpopo (22% of records), North West (16% of records), based on 555 iNaturalist observations. 1 place to stay on Spekboom in South Africa has recorded the Lesser Grey Shrike on site or nearby.
Sightings of the Lesser Grey Shrike peak from Dec to Apr, based on 554 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
The lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor) is a member of the shrike family Laniidae. It breeds in South and Central Europe and western Asia in the summer and migrates to winter quarters in southern Africa in the early autumn, returning in spring. It is a scarce vagrant to western Europe, including Great Britain, usually as a spring or autumn erratic.