Grey-backed Shrike
Lanius tephronotus(Vigors, NA, 1831)
English (US) Gray-backed Shrike
UK name: Grey-backed Shrike
The Grey-backed Shrike (Lanius tephronotus) 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 tephronotus
- Family
- Laniidae (Shrikes)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-backed Shrike
- English (UK)
- Grey-backed Shrike
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1831)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Lanius tephronotus lahulensis
- Lanius tephronotus tephronotus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Collurio tephronotus
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1831)
- Type locality
- Himalayas, restricted to near Darjeeling by Mayr, 1947, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 47, p. 126.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.4 p.43
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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