Souza's Shrike
Lanius souzaeBocage, JVB, 1878
English (US) Souza's Shrike
The Souza's Shrike (Lanius souzae) 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 souzae
- Family
- Laniidae (Shrikes)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Souza's Shrike
- Described by
- Bocage, JVB, 1878
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Lanius souzae souzae
- Lanius souzae tacitus
- Lanius souzae burigi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Bocage, JVB, 1878
- Type locality
- Caconda, Angola.
- Original description
- Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes. Publicado sob os Auspicios da Academia Real das Sciencas de Lisboa (1), 6 p.213
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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