Bay-backed Shrike
Lanius vittatusValenciennes, A, 1826
English (US) Bay-backed Shrike
The Bay-backed Shrike (Lanius vittatus) 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 vittatus
- Family
- Laniidae (Shrikes)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Bay-backed Shrike
- Described by
- Valenciennes, A, 1826
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Lanius vittatus nargianus
- Lanius vittatus vittatus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Valenciennes, A, 1826
- Type locality
- Pondichery.
- Original description
- Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utilité qu'en peuvent retirer la médecine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Suivi d'une biographie des plus célèbres naturalistes ...Par plusieurs professeurs du Jardin du Roi, et des principales écoles de Paris 40 p.227
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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