Chinese Grey Shrike
Lanius sphenocercusCabanis, JL, 1873
English (US) Chinese Gray Shrike
UK name: Chinese Grey Shrike
The Chinese Grey Shrike (Lanius sphenocercus) 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: mountains of eastern Russia (Amur region) to northeastern and central ChinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lanius sphenocercus
- Family
- Laniidae (Shrikes)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chinese Gray Shrike
- English (UK)
- Chinese Grey Shrike
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL, 1873
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL, 1873
- Type locality
- alleged to be Canton.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 21, no.121 p.76
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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