Giant Grey Shrike
Lanius giganteusPrzevalski, NM, 1887
English (US) Giant Gray Shrike
UK name: Giant Grey Shrike
The Giant Grey Shrike (Lanius giganteus) 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.
Range: breeds mountains of eastern Tibet; winters to southeastern ChinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lanius giganteus
- Family
- Laniidae (Shrikes)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Giant Gray Shrike
- English (UK)
- Giant Grey Shrike
- Described by
- Przevalski, NM, 1887
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Przevalski, NM, 1887
- Type locality
- Hwang ho and Koko Nor.
- Original description
- Zapiski Imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk 55, no.1 p.86
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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