Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus(Jardine, W, 1831)
English (US) Magpie Shrike
The Magpie Shrike (Urolestes melanoleucus) 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
- Urolestes melanoleucus
- Family
- Laniidae (Shrikes)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Magpie Shrike
- Described by
- (Jardine, W, 1831)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Urolestes melanoleucus aequatorialis
- Urolestes melanoleucus expressus
- Urolestes melanoleucus melanoleucus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Lanius melanoleucus
- Described by
- (Jardine, W, 1831)
- Type locality
- Orange River.
- Original description
- The Edinburgh Journal of Natural and Geographical Science n.s. 1 no.4 p.209
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Chinese Grey Shrike
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Giant Grey Shrike
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Iberian Grey Shrike
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Masked Shrike
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