Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianusLinnaeus, C, 1766
English (US) Loggerhead Shrike
The Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) 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 ludovicianus
- Family
- Laniidae (Shrikes)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Loggerhead Shrike
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1766
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides
- Lanius ludovicianus migrans
- Lanius ludovicianus ludovicianus
- Lanius ludovicianus anthonyi
- Lanius ludovicianus mearnsi
- Lanius ludovicianus grinnelli
- Lanius ludovicianus mexicanus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1766
- Type locality
- Louisiana.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.134
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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