The southern grey shrike is a former species of
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 know ...
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
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 ...
, ''Lanius pallidirostris''
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