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[[Image:MagpieShrikeRafiki.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Rafiki|Rafiki}}<br />Khwai, [[Botswana]], July, 2017]] | [[Image:MagpieShrikeRafiki.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Rafiki|Rafiki}}<br />Khwai, [[Botswana]], July, 2017]] | ||
'''Alternative name: African Longtailed Shrike''' | '''Alternative name: African Longtailed Shrike''' | ||
− | ;[[:Category: | + | ;[[:Category:Lanius|Lanius]] melanoleucus |
− | ''Corvinella melanoleuca'' | + | ''Corvinella melanoleuca''<br /> |
+ | ''Urolestes melanoleucus'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Very long tail. | Very long tail. | ||
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[[Africa]] | [[Africa]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | Placed in genus ''[[:Category:Corvinella|Corvinella]]'' by some authorities. | + | Formerly in genus ''[[:Category:Urolestes|Urolestes]]''. Placed in genus ''[[:Category:Corvinella|Corvinella]]'' by some authorities. |
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | Clements recognises the following subspecies [[#References|[1]]]: | ||
+ | *''L. m. corvinus'': E [[Africa]] (N of the Zambezi River) N to [[Kenya]] | ||
+ | *''L. m. expressus'': "SE [[Zimbabwe]] to NE [[South Africa]] (Mpumalanga and NE KwaZulu-Natal), E [[Swaziland]], and S [[Mozambique]] | ||
+ | *''L. m. melanoleucus'': [[Africa]] S of the Zambezi River to E [[Angola]] and NC [[South Africa]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Acacia and savanna areas. | Acacia and savanna areas. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}} | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch|Urolestes | + | |
− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | {{GSearch|"Urolestes melanoleucus" {{!}} "Lanius melanoleucus" {{!}} "Magpie Shrike" {{!}} "African Longtailed Shrike" {{!}} "Corvinella melanoleuca" }} |
+ | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
+ | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lanius]] |
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Alternative name: African Longtailed Shrike
- Lanius melanoleucus
Corvinella melanoleuca
Urolestes melanoleucus
Identification
Very long tail.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Formerly in genus Urolestes. Placed in genus Corvinella by some authorities.
Subspecies
Clements recognises the following subspecies [1]:
- L. m. corvinus: E Africa (N of the Zambezi River) N to Kenya
- L. m. expressus: "SE Zimbabwe to NE South Africa (Mpumalanga and NE KwaZulu-Natal), E Swaziland, and S Mozambique
- L. m. melanoleucus: Africa S of the Zambezi River to E Angola and NC South Africa
Habitat
Acacia and savanna areas.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Magpie Shrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Magpie_Shrike
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1