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L. m. meridionalis, adult
Photo by Peteee23
Coto Doñana, Spain, November 2009

Lanius meridionalis

Identification

Length 24-25 cm (9½-9¾ in), weight 50-70 g
A large grey shrike. Crown, mantle and rump dark grey; black 'mask' with a narrow white supercilium ending just behind the eye; inner scapulars usually white; wing black with white patch at base of primaries; tail long, black-centered with white edges; underparts pinkish-grey, except for white throat; bill black (pale-based in juveniles).

Similar species

Much overlap in characters with Great Grey Shrike, but the pinkish underside is rare in that species. Iberian Grey Shrike does not have white tips on secondaries and tertials, contra Great Grey Shrike.

Distribution

Europe: southern France, Spain and Portugal.
Northern Africa: identified as a vagrant in Morocco

Taxonomy

Split from Great Grey Shrike, initially as a part of Southern Grey Shrike and now isolated as Iberian Grey Shrike. ^[3].

Subspecies

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Dry open country, but needs herbs covering at least part of the ground for finding food and needs thorny bushes or similar for nesting.

Behaviour

Behaviour is similar to other shrikes, using prominent perches and impaling corpses on thorns and barbed wire spikes.

Migration

Mostly resident with short-distance dispersal (mostly north) during non-breeding season.

Diet

The diet includes large insects, small birds, rodents and lizards.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2008. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13: Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553453
Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2021. IOC World Bird List (v11.1). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/#Svensson, L., et al. (2009). Collins Bird Guide, 2nd ed., revised. Collins.
Yosef, R., ISWG International Shrike Working Group, C. J. Sharpe, J. S. Marks, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Iberian Gray Shrike (Lanius meridionalis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.ibgshr1.01

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Iberian Grey Shrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Iberian_Grey_Shrike

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 [[Image:Lanius meridionalis, Coto Doñana.jpg|thumb|550px|right|''L. m. meridionalis'', adult<br />Photo by {{user|Peteee23|Peteee23}}<br /> [[Coto Doñana National Park|Coto Doñana]], [[Spain]], November 2009]]
 ;[[:Category:Lanius|Lanius]] meridionalis
-'''Alternative name: Iberian Grey Shrike'''<br />
-'''Includes: Steppe Grey Shrike'''
 ==Identification==
-Length 24-25 cm, weight 50-70 g<br />
+Length 24-25 cm (9½-9¾ in), weight 50-70 g<br />
-A large grey shrike, very variable in the grey tones of the plumage (see further under '''Subspecies''', below), though with fairly consistent pattern; much overlap in characters with [[Great Grey Shrike]]. Crown, mantle and rump grey; black 'mask' with or without a narrow white supercilium; inner scapulars usually white; wing black with small to large white patch at base of primaries; secondaries and tertials with small to large white tips; tail long, black-centred with white edges; underparts pinkish-grey, white, or dusky grey; bill black (pale-based in juveniles).
+A large grey shrike. Crown, mantle and rump dark grey; black 'mask' with a narrow white supercilium ending just behind the eye; inner scapulars usually white; wing black with white patch at base of primaries; tail long, black-centered with white edges; underparts pinkish-grey, except for white throat; bill black (pale-based in juveniles).
+====Similar species====
+Much overlap in characters with [[Great Grey Shrike]], but the pinkish underside is rare in that species. Iberian Grey Shrike does not have white tips on secondaries and tertials, contra Great Grey Shrike.
 ==Distribution==
-[[Image:Lanius meridionalis lahtora.jpg|thumb|350px|right|''L. m. lahtora''<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|aloktewari}}<br />Gurgaon, Haryana, [[India]]; September 2015]]
+'''Europe''': southern [[France]], [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]].<br />
-Southern [[Europe]], north [[Africa]], and the steppes of central [[Asia]]:<br />
+'''Northern Africa''': identified as a vagrant in [[Morocco]]
-'''Europe''': [[France]], [[Corsica]], [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], [[Canary Islands]], [[Gran Canaria]], [[Lanzarote]], [[Tenerife]]<br />
-'''Northern Africa''': [[Morocco]], [[Algeria]], [[Tunisia]], [[Libya]], [[Egypt]]<br />
-'''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[The Gambia]], [[Mali]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]]<br />
-'''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Djibouti]], [[Somalia]]<br />
-'''Middle East''': [[Turkey]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[Socotra]], [[Oman]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Kuwait]], [[Iraq]], [[Iran]], [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Georgia]]<br />
-'''Asia''': [[Kazakhstan]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Mongolia]], northwesternmost [[China]], northern [[Pakistan]], northwestern [[India]]
 ==Taxonomy==
-[[Image:Southern Grey Shrike.jpg|thumb|350px|right|''L. m. pallidirostris''<br />Photo by {{user|Peteee23|Peteee23}}<br /> [[Isle of Man]], June 2003]]
+Split from [[Great Grey Shrike]], initially as a part of Southern Grey Shrike and now isolated as Iberian Grey Shrike. <sup>[[#References|[3]]]</sup>.
-Complex, and much disputed. In the past, lumped in [[Great Grey Shrike]], and some authors still treat many of the subspecies listed below in it<sup>[[#References|[4]]]</sup>. ''L. m. pallidirostris'' from the steppes of central Asia is sometimes considered a full species called '''Steppe Grey Shrike'''<sup>[[#References|[3]]]</sup>.
 ====Subspecies====
-Twelve subspecies (listed below) are currently recognised by the Clements list<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>, eleven by ''HBW''<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>, ten by IOC<sup>[[#References|[3]]]</sup>, while Svensson et al. treat it as monotypic with all the other subspecies below included in [[Great Grey Shrike]]<sup>[[#References|[4]]]</sup>.
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
-*''L. m. meridionalis'': '''Iberian Grey Shrike'''
-:*[[Iberian Peninsula]] and southern [[France]]
-::*Upperparts dark grey, underparts pinkish-grey except for white throat
-*''L. m. koenigi'':
-:*[[Canary Islands]]
-::*Upperparts dark grey, underparts light grey; similar to ''L. m. algeriensis'' but slightly smaller
-*''L. m. algeriensis'':
-:*[[Morocco]] (north of Atlas Mountains), coastal northern [[Algeria]] and [[Tunisia]]
-::*Upperparts dark grey, underparts light grey
-*''L. m. elegans'':
-:*Northern Sahara (south of Atlas Mountains, also [[Mauritania]] to [[Sinai]] Peninsula and Red Sea)
-::*Upperparts light grey, underparts white
-*''L. m. leucopygos'':
-:*Southern Sahara ([[Mali]] to Nile River valley of the [[Sudan]])
-::*Upperparts very light grey, rump and underparts white
-*''L. m. aucheri'':
-:*West coast of Red Sea to southern [[Iran]] and [[Arabian Peninsula]]
-::*Upperparts mid grey, underparts white
-*''L. m. theresae'':
-:*Galilee hills of northern [[Israel]] and southern [[Lebanon]]
-::*Upperparts dark grey, underparts white; similar to ''L. m. aucheri'' but slightly darker above
-*''L. m. buryi'':
-:*[[Yemen]]; vagrant to [[Djibouti]] and [[Ethiopia]]
-::*Darkest subspecies; very dark grey mantle, dusky grey below, supercilium and scapulars grey, not white
-*''L. m. uncinatus'':
-:*[[Socotra]]
-::*Similar to ''L. m. aucheri'' but with less white on scapulars, and slightly longer bill
-*''L. m. jebelmarrae'':
-:*Western [[Sudan]] (Darfur)
-::*Intermediate between ''L. m. aucheri'' and ''L. m. leucopygos''; included in ''L. m. leucopygos'' by ''HBW'' & IOC
-*''L. m. lahtora'':
-:*Northern [[Pakistan]] and northwestern [[India]]
-::*Upperparts mid grey, underparts white; similar to ''L. m. aucheri'' but more extensive white on secondary tips, and black mask extends across top of bill
-*''L. m. pallidirostris'': '''Steppe Grey Shrike'''
-:*Arid steppes of [[Kazakhstan]] to western [[China]] (Xinjiang, Gansu and Ningsia)
-::*Upperparts light grey, rump and underparts white; extensive white in wings; black mask narrow; bill often pale-based even in some adults (though black in many adults)
 ==Habitat==
-Dry open country.
+Dry open country, but needs herbs covering at least part of the ground for finding food and needs thorny bushes or similar for nesting.
 ==Behaviour==
 Behaviour is similar to other shrikes, using prominent perches and impaling corpses on thorns and barbed wire spikes.
 ====Migration====
-Mostly resident or short-distance nomadic, but ''L. m. pallidirostris'' often migratory, many moving to northeast Africa as far south as [[Ethiopia]] and [[Somalia]].
+Mostly resident with short-distance dispersal (mostly north) during non-breeding season.
 ====Diet====
 The diet includes large insects, small birds, rodents and lizards.
 ==References==
-#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#{{Ref-HBWVol13}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker16V6.3}}#Svensson, L., et al. (2009). ''Collins Bird Guide'', 2nd ed., revised. Collins.
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#{{Ref-HBWVol13}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen21V11.1}}#Svensson, L., et al. (2009). ''Collins Bird Guide'', 2nd ed., revised. Collins.
+#Yosef, R., ISWG International Shrike Working Group, C. J. Sharpe, J. S. Marks, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Iberian Gray Shrike (Lanius meridionalis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.ibgshr1.01
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