Isabelline Shrike
Lanius isabellinusHemprich, WF; Ehrenberg, CG, 1833
English (US) Isabelline Shrike
The Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus) 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 isabellinus
- Family
- Laniidae (Shrikes)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Isabelline Shrike
- Described by
- Hemprich, WF; Ehrenberg, CG, 1833
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Lanius isabellinus isabellinus
- Lanius isabellinus arenarius
- Lanius isabellinus tsaidamensis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Hemprich, WF; Ehrenberg, CG, 1833
- Type locality
- Gumfuda (Kunfunda), Arabia.
- Original description
- Symbolae physicae seu icones et descriptiones corporum naturalium novorum aut minus cognitorum quae ex itineribus per Libyam Aegyptum Nubiam Dongolam Syrian Arabiam et Habessianiam publico institutis (etc.) sig.e p.13
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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