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Lanius  Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 178510

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Corvinella R. P. Lesson, 1831
  
    Urolestes Cabanis, 1850
  
  Common Name(s): Shrikes [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyLaniidae Rafinesque, 1815 – shrikes  
                               GenusLanius Linnaeus, 1758 – Shrikes  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Lanius borealis Vieillot, 1808 – Northern Shrike, Pie-grièche boréale, picanço-boreal, Alcaudón boreal 
                                  Species Lanius bucephalus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 – Bull-headed Shrike, Pie-grièche bucéphale, picanço-bucéfalo, picanço-taurino, Alcaudón bucéfalo 
                                  Species Lanius cabanisi E. J. O. Hartert, 1906 – Long-tailed Fiscal, Pie-grièche à longue queue, picanço-de-dorso-preto, picanço-rabilongo, Alcaudón colilargo 
                                  Species Lanius collaris Linnaeus, 1766 – Southern Fiscal, Pie-grièche fiscale, picanço-fiscal-do-sul, picanço-fiscal, Alcaudón fiscal sureño 
                                  Species Lanius collurio Linnaeus, 1758 – Red-backed Shrike, Pie-grièche écorcheur, picanço-de-dorso-ruivo, Alcaudón dorsirrojo 
                                  Species Lanius collurioides R. P. Lesson, 1832 – Burmese Shrike, Pie-grièche à dos marron, picanço-birmanês, Alcaudón birmano 
                                  Species Lanius corvinus Shaw, 1809 – Yellow-billed Shrike, Corvinelle à bec jaune, picanço-de-bico-amarelo, Alcaudón piquigualdo 
                                  Species Lanius cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 – Pie-grièche brune, picanço-castanho, Alcaudón pardo, Brown Shrike 
                                  Species Lanius dorsalis Cabanis, 1878 – Taita Fiscal, Pie-grièche du Taita, picanço-do-quénia, picanço-dos-taita, Alcaudón de los Taita 
                                  Species Lanius excubitor Linnaeus, 1758 – Pie-grièche grise, picanço-real-nortenho, picanço-nortenho, Alcaudón norteño, Northern Shrike, Great Grey Shrike 
                                  Species Lanius excubitoroides Prévost & des Murs, 1847 – Grey-backed Fiscal, Pie-grièche à dos gris, picanço-de-dorso-cinzento, Alcaudón dorsigrís 
                                  Species Lanius giganteus Przevalski, 1887 – Giant Grey Shrike, Pie-grièche géante, picanço-do-sujuão, picanço-gigante, Alcaudón gigante 
                                  Species Lanius gubernator Hartlaub, 1882 – Emin's Shrike, Pie-grièche à dos roux, picanço-da-savana, picanço-de-emin, Alcaudón de Emin 
                                  Species Lanius humeralis Stanley, 1814 – Northern Fiscal, Pie-grièche à dos noir, picanço-fiscal-do-norte, picanço-de-dorso-preto, Alcaudón fiscal norteño 
                                  Species Lanius isabellinus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833 – Isabelline Shrike, Pie-grièche isabelle, picanço-isabel, Alcaudón isabel 
                                  Species Lanius ludovicianus Linnaeus, 1766 – Pie-grièche migratrice, picanço-americano, Alcaudón americano, Alcaudón verdugo, Loggerhead Shrike 
                                  Species Lanius mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891 – Mackinnon's Shrike, Pie-grièche de Mackinnon, picanço-das-clareiras, picanço-de-mackinnon, Alcaudón de Mackinnon 
                                  Species Lanius melanoleucus Jardine, 1831 – Magpie Shrike, Corvinelle noir et blanc, picanço-rabudo, picanço-bicolor, Alcaudón pío 
                                  Species Lanius meridionalis Temminck, 1820 – Iberian Grey Shrike, Pie-grièche méridionale, picanço-real-meridional, picanço-real, Alcaudón real 
                                  Species Lanius minor J. F. Gmelin, 1788 – Lesser Grey Shrike, Pie-grièche à poitrine rose, picanço-de-mascarilha, picanço-pequeno, Alcaudón chico 
                                  Species Lanius newtoni Barboza du Bocage, 1891 – Sao Tome Fiscal, Pie-grièche de Sao Tomé, picanço-de-são-tomé, Alcaudón de Santo Tomé 
                                  Species Lanius nubicus M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823 – Masked Shrike, Pie-grièche masquée, picanço-da-núbia, picanço-núbio, Alcaudón núbico 
                                  Species Lanius phoenicuroides (Schalow, 1875) – Red-tailed Shrike, Pie-grièche du Turkestan, picanço-do-turquestão, picanço-de-cauda-vermelha, Alcaudón colirrojo 
                                  Species Lanius schach Linnaeus, 1758 – Long-tailed Shrike, Pie-grièche schach, picanço-rabilongo, picanço-schach, Alcaudón schach 
                                  Species Lanius senator Linnaeus, 1758 – Woodchat Shrike, Pie-grièche à tête rousse, picanço-barreteiro, Alcaudón común 
                                  Species Lanius somalicus Hartlaub, 1859 – Somali Fiscal, Pie-grièche de Somalie, picanço-somali, Alcaudón somalí 
                                  Species Lanius souzae Barboza du Bocage, 1878 – Souza's Shrike, Pie-grièche de Sousa, picanço-do-miombo, picanço-de-souza, Alcaudón de Souza 
                                  Species Lanius sphenocercus Cabanis, 1873 – Chinese Grey Shrike, Pie-grièche de Cabanis, picanço-chinês, Alcaudón chino 
                                  Species Lanius tephronotus (Vigors, 1831) – Grey-backed Shrike, Pie-grièche du Tibet, picanço-do-himalaia, picanço-do-tibete, Alcaudón tibetano 
                                  Species Lanius tigrinus Drapiez, 1828 – Tiger Shrike, Pie-grièche tigrine, picanço-tigrino, Alcaudón tigre 
                                  Species Lanius validirostris Ogilvie-Grant, 1894 – Mountain Shrike, Pie-grièche des Philippines, picanço-filipino, Alcaudón filipino 
                                  Species Lanius vittatus Valenciennes, 1826 – Bay-backed Shrike, Pie-grièche à bandeau, picanço-de-dorso-castanho, Alcaudón dorsicastaño 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Lanius    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Lanius    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 03 Mar 2025]. doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.1   
  Reference for: Lanius   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Lanius   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
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  Reference for: Lanius   
       

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