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title: "Weißscheitelwürger"
description: "Eurocephalus anguitimens — Vögel. The southern white-crowned shrike (Eurocephalus anguitimens) is a species of bird in the family Laniidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/white-crowned-shrike
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Weißscheitelwürger

> Eurocephalus anguitimens — Vögel. The southern white-crowned shrike (Eurocephalus anguitimens) is a species of bird in the family Laniidae.

- Scientific name: *Eurocephalus anguitimens*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 1267
- Wikidata: [Q1193857](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1193857)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12060](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12060)

## Names

- en: White-crowned Shrike
- de: Weißscheitelwürger
- es: Alcaudón Coroniblanco
- fr: Eurocéphale à couronne blanche
- nl: Witkruinklauwier
- pl: Białoczub maskowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (721), NA (296), BW (140), ZW (55), AO (11), MZ (3)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_white-crowned_shrike

## Photo

![Weißscheitelwürger](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-crowned-shrike/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ingolf Askevold · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/186010261

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-crowned-shrike?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).