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Southern Grey Shrike
The southern grey shrike is a former species of shrike that has been split or reassigned to the following: * some southern subspecies of the great grey shrike, ''Lanius excubitor'' * Iberian grey shrike The Iberian grey shrike (''Lanius meridionalis'') is a member of the shrike family. It is closely related to the great grey shrike, ''Lanius excubitor'', and its plumage is generally similar to the great grey shrike apart from the differences not ..., ''Lanius meridionalis'' * Steppe grey shrike, ''Lanius pallidirostris'' {{Animal common name Birds by common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrike
Shrikes () are passerine birds of the family Laniidae. The family is composed of 34 species in four genera. The family name, and that of the largest genus, ''Lanius'', is derived from the Latin word for "butcher", and some shrikes are also known as butcherbirds because of their feeding habits. The common English name shrike is from Old English , alluding to the shrike's shriek-like call. Distribution, migration, and habitat Most shrike species have a Eurasian and African distribution, with just two breeding in North America (the loggerhead and northern shrikes). No members of this family occur in South America or Australia, although one species reaches New Guinea. The shrikes vary in the extent of their ranges, with some species, such as the great grey shrike, ranging across the Northern Hemisphere; to the Newton's fiscal, which is restricted to the island of São Tomé. They inhabit open habitats, especially steppe and savannah. A few species of shrikes are forest dwell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Grey Shrike
The great grey shrike (''Lanius excubitor'') is a large and predatory songbird species in the shrike family (Laniidae). It forms a superspecies with its parapatric southern relatives, the Iberian grey shrike (''L. meridionalis''), the Chinese grey shrike (''L. sphenocerus'') and the American loggerhead shrike (''L. ludovicianus''). Males and females are similar in plumage, pearly grey above with a black eye-mask and white underparts. Breeding takes place generally north of 50° northern latitude in northern Europe and Asia. Most populations migrate south in winter to temperate regions.Harris & Franklin (2000): pp. 152–153 The great grey shrike is carnivorous, with rodents making up over half its diet. Taxonomy and systematics The species was first scientifically described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 edition of ''Systema Naturae'' under the current binomial name. His description is – "a shrike with a wedge-shaped white-bordered tail, back grey, wings black with white sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iberian Grey Shrike
The Iberian grey shrike (''Lanius meridionalis'') is a member of the shrike family. It is closely related to the great grey shrike, ''Lanius excubitor'', and its plumage is generally similar to the great grey shrike apart from the differences noted below. The Iberian was previously considered conspecific with the great grey; where they co-occur, they do not interbreed and are separated by choice of Habitat (ecology), habitat.Sangster, George; Knox, Alan G.; Helbig, Andreas J. & Parkin, David T. (2002): Taxonomic recommendations for European birds. ''Ibis (journal), Ibis'' 144(1): 153–159.PDF fulltext Taxonomy and systematics The genus name, ''Lanius'', is derived from the Latin word for "butcher", and some shrikes are also known as "butcher birds" because of their feeding habits. The specific ''meridionalis'' is Latin for "southern". The common English name "shrike" is from Old English ''scríc'', "shriek", referring to the shrill call. It is resident in southern Europe. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steppe Grey Shrike
The steppe grey shrike (''Lanius excubitor pallidirostris'') is a large songbird species in the shrike family ( Laniidae) native to Central Asia and parts of northern China, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Formerly considered a subspecies of the southern grey shrike (''Lanius meridionalis'') complex, it is now classified as a subspecies of the great grey shrike. Taxonomy The steppe grey shrike was described by the American ornithologist John Cassin in 1851 under its current binomial name ''Lanius pallidirostris''. The generic ''Lanius'' is Latin for a "butcher" and the specific ''pallidirostris'' combines the Latin ''pallidus'' for "pale" and ''-rostris'' for "billed". The species is monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe .... References Steppe grey shrik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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