Evidence found
298,954 records across 51 countries and territories, 1790–2026.
Lanius excubitor · GBIF taxon key 9444556
Where has the Great Gray Shrike been recorded?
Lanius excubitor occurrence evidence comes from 298,954 records in 51 countries and territories, from 1790 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.
- 298,954 records
- 51 places
- 164 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-24. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: October.
8 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
17902026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Great Gray Shrike has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Great Gray Shrike. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 277,747 | |
| Belgium | 12,125 | |
| United States | 3,903 | |
| Austria | 2,372 | |
| Canada | 1,013 | |
| Luxembourg | 981 | |
| Germany | 172 | |
| Uganda | 160 | |
| Russia | 141 | |
| Spain | 90 | |
| Netherlands | 44 | |
| United Kingdom | 32 | |
| Romania | 14 | |
| Tunisia | 14 | |
| Iran | 13 | |
| Morocco | 12 | |
| Israel | 11 | |
| Estonia | 10 | |
| Senegal | 10 | |
| Denmark | 9 | |
| Czechia | 8 | |
| Mongolia | 8 | |
| Italy | 6 | |
| Jordan | 6 | |
| Finland | 4 | |
| France | 4 | |
| Greece | 4 | |
| Chad | 4 | |
| Egypt | 3 | |
| Kuwait | 3 | |
| Oman | 3 | |
| Qatar | 3 | |
| Belarus | 2 | |
| Western Sahara | 2 | |
| Gambia | 2 | |
| India | 2 | |
| Kenya | 2 | |
| Ukraine | 2 | |
| Albania | 1 | |
| China | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 51 places.
Related animals
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.