Gray-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (32)
- Subspecies (2)
Reuven Yosef, ISWG International Shrike Working Group, and Eduardo de Juana
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 9, 2018
Text last updated May 9, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bangla (India) | ধূসর-পিঠ লাটোরা |
| Bulgarian | Сивогърба сврачка |
| Catalan | escorxador del Tibet |
| Chinese | 灰背伯勞 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 灰背伯勞 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 灰背伯劳 |
| Croatian | sivoleđi svračak |
| Danish | Himalayatornskade |
| Dutch | Himalayaklauwier |
| English | Gray-backed Shrike |
| English (United States) | Gray-backed Shrike |
| Estonian | mägiõgija |
| French | Pie-grièche du Tibet |
| French (Canada) | Pie-grièche du Tibet |
| German | Tibetwürger |
| Japanese | チベットモズ |
| Korean | 회색등때까치 |
| Nepali (India) | हिमाली भद्राई |
| Nepali (Nepal) | हिमाली भद्राई |
| Norwegian | tefravarsler |
| Polish | dzierzba szarogrzbieta |
| Punjabi (India) | ਸਲੇਟੀ ਲਟੋਰਾ |
| Russian | Тибетский сорокопут |
| Serbian | Sivoleđi svračak |
| Slovak | strakoš himalájsky |
| Spanish | Alcaudón Tibetano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Alcaudón tibetano |
| Swedish | himalayatörnskata |
| Telugu | చిన బిలించి |
| Thai | นกอีเสือหลังเทา |
| Turkish | Tibet Örümcekkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Сорокопуд тибетський |
Lanius tephronotus (Vigors, 1831)
PROTONYM:
Collurio tephronotus
Vigors, 1831. Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London Part 1 no.4, p. 43.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Himalayas, restricted to near Darjeeling by Mayr, 1947, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 47, p. 126.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- LANIUS
- lanius
- tephronota / tephronotum / tephronotus
- Tephronotus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
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Distribution of the Gray-backed Shrike
