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Photo © by Rafiki
Khwai, Botswana, July, 2017

Alternative name: African Longtailed Shrike

Lanius melanoleucus

Corvinella melanoleuca
Urolestes melanoleucus

Identification

Very long tail.

Distribution

Africa

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/

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Magpie Shrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Magpie_Shrike

External Links

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-[[Image:Magpie_Shrike.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by nkgray]]
+[[Image:MagpieShrikeRafiki.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Rafiki|Rafiki}}<br />Khwai, [[Botswana]], July, 2017]]
+'''Alternative name: African Longtailed Shrike'''
+;[[:Category:Lanius|Lanius]] melanoleucus
+''Corvinella melanoleuca''<br />
+''Urolestes melanoleucus''
 ==Identification==
-Locality: Near Crocodile Bridge, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
+Very long tail.
-The Magpie Shrike (or Long-tailed Shrike) is a strikingly distinctive shrike with a very long tail. It is locally common in acacia and savanna areas.
+==Distribution==
+[[Africa]]
+==Taxonomy==
+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==
+Acacia and savanna areas.
+==Behaviour==
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}}
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
-*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&what=allfields&si=magpie+shrike View more images of Magpie Shrike in the gallery]
-[[Category:Birds]]
+{{GSearch|"Urolestes melanoleucus" {{!}} "Lanius melanoleucus" {{!}} "Magpie Shrike" {{!}} "African Longtailed Shrike" {{!}} "Corvinella melanoleuca" }}
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+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lanius]]