Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (28)
- Subspecies (2)
Reuven Yosef and ISWG International Shrike Working Group
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 9, 2017
Text last updated June 9, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Бикова сврачка |
| Catalan | capsigrany bucèfal |
| Chinese | 紅頭伯勞 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 牛頭伯勞 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 牛头伯劳 |
| Croatian | glavati svračak |
| Danish | Bøffelhovedet Tornskade |
| Dutch | Buffelkopklauwier |
| English | Bull-headed Shrike |
| English (United States) | Bull-headed Shrike |
| Estonian | väluõgija |
| French | Pie-grièche bucéphale |
| French (Canada) | Pie-grièche bucéphale |
| German | Büffelkopfwürger |
| Icelandic | Höfuðsvarri |
| Japanese | モズ |
| Korean | 때까치 |
| Mongolian | Бухан дунхай |
| Norwegian | oksevarsler |
| Polish | dzierzba wschodnia |
| Russian | Японский сорокопут |
| Serbian | Japanski svračak |
| Slovak | strakoš veľkohlavý |
| Spanish | Alcaudón Bucéfalo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Alcaudón bucéfalo |
| Swedish | rosthuvad törnskata |
| Turkish | Öküz Başlı Örümcekkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Сорокопуд японський |
Lanius bucephalus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
PROTONYM:
Lanius bucephalus
Temminck & Schlegel, 1845. Fauna Japonica sive descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam, jussu et auspiciis superiorum, qui summum in India Batava imperium tenent, suscepto, annis 1825-1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit. Vol. 4. Aves, p.39 pl.14.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Japan.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- LANIUS
- lanius
- bucephala / bucephalus
The Key to Scientific Names
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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
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Bull-headed Shrike
