Giant grey shrike
Giant grey shrike | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Laniidae |
Genus: | Lanius |
Species: | L. giganteus |
Binomial name | |
Lanius giganteus Przewalski, 1887 | |
Native range in dark yellow and dark orange, rest of range belongs to L. sphenocercus |
The giant grey shrike (Lanius giganteus) is a species of bird in the family Laniidae. It is found in China. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Chinese grey shrike (Lanius sphenocercus), but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Lanius giganteus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-13.