Masked Shrike
Lanius nubicusLichtenstein, MHC, 1823
English (US) Masked Shrike
The Masked Shrike (Lanius nubicus) 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 Greece to southwestern Iran; winters to central Africa and southwestern ArabiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lanius nubicus
- Family
- Laniidae (Shrikes)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Masked Shrike
- Described by
- Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823
- Type locality
- Nubia.
- Original description
- Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen p.47
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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