Great Gray Shrike Lanius excubitor Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (58)
- Subspecies (12)
Reuven Yosef, ISWG International Shrike Working Group, Christopher J. Sharpe, Jeffrey S. Marks, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 4, 2018
Text last updated April 4, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Larushi i madh i përhimë |
| Arabic | صرد رمادي كبير |
| Armenian | Մոխրագույն շամփրուկ |
| Asturian | Picanzu nortiegu |
| Azerbaijani | Boz alaçöhrə |
| Bangla (India) | দুধ লাটোরা |
| Basque | Antzandobi handi arrunta |
| Bulgarian | Сива сврачка |
| Catalan | botxí septentrional |
| Chinese | 西方灰伯勞 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | Great Grey Shrike |
| Chinese (SIM) | 西方灰伯劳 |
| Croatian | veliki svračak |
| Czech | ťuhýk šedý |
| Danish | Stor Tornskade |
| Dutch | Klapekster |
| English | Great Gray Shrike |
| English (United States) | Great Gray Shrike |
| Estonian | hallõgija |
| Faroese | Grátyrningur |
| Finnish | isolepinkäinen |
| French | Pie-grièche grise |
| French (Canada) | Pie-grièche grise |
| Galician | Picanzo do norte |
| Georgian | რუხი ღაჟო |
| German | Raubwürger |
| Greek | Διπλοκεφαλάς |
| Gujarati | દૂધિયો લટોરો |
| Hebrew | חנקן גדול |
| Hindi | बड़ा स्लेटी लहटोरा |
| Hungarian | Nagy őrgébics |
| Icelandic | Grásvarri |
| Italian | Averla maggiore |
| Japanese | ヨーロッパオオモズ |
| Kannada | ದೊಡ್ಡ ಕಲಿಂಗ |
| Korean | 초원때까치 |
| Latvian | Lielā čakste |
| Lithuanian | Plėšrioji medšarkė |
| Marathi | राखी खाटिक |
| Mongolian | Үнсэн дунхай |
| Nepali (Nepal) | राजभद्राई |
| Norwegian | varsler |
| Persian | سنگ چشم خاکستری بزرگ |
| Polish | srokosz |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Picanço-real |
| Punjabi (India) | ਚਿੱਟਾ ਲਟੋਰਾ |
| Romanian | Sfrâncioc mare |
| Russian | Серый сорокопут |
| Serbian | Veliki svračak |
| Slovak | strakoš veľký |
| Slovenian | Veliki srakoper |
| Spanish | Alcaudón Norteño |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Alcaudón Norteño Euroasiático |
| Spanish (Spain) | Alcaudón norteño |
| Swedish | varfågel |
| Telugu | పెద్ద బిలించి |
| Turkish | Büyük Örümcekkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Сорокопуд сірий |
Lanius excubitor Linnaeus, 1758
PROTONYM:
Lanius excubitor
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.94.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Europe, restricted to Sweden (Hartert, 1907, Vog. pal. Fauna, 1, (1910), p. 418).
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- LANIUS
- lanius
- excubitor
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 Great Gray Shrike
