Northern Shrike
Lanius borealisVieillot, LJP, 1808
English (US) Northern Shrike
The Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Laniidae (Shrikes) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Lanius borealis
- Family
- Laniidae (Shrikes)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Northern Shrike
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1808
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Lanius borealis sibiricus
- Lanius borealis bianchii
- Lanius borealis mollis
- Lanius borealis funereus
- Lanius borealis borealis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1808
- Type locality
- North America: restricted to New York by A.O.U., 1931, 'Check-list.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de l'Amérique Septentrionale, depuis Saint Dominique jusqu'à la baie de Hudson; contenant un grand nombre d'espèces décrites ou figurées pour la première fois 1 p.80 pl.50
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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