Lanius borealis
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Nonbreeding
Breeding
Migration
Year-round
Taxonavigation
editFamilia: Laniidae
Genus: Lanius
Species: Lanius borealis
Subspecies: L. b. bianchii – L. b. borealis – L. b. funereus – L. b. mollis – L. b. sibiricus
Name
editLanius borealis Vieillot, 1808
Synonyms
edit- Lanius excubitor borealis Vieillot, 1808
References
editPrimary references
edit- Vieillot, L.P. 1807. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de l'Amérique Septentrionale: contenant un grand nombre d'espèces décrites ou figurées pour la première fois Tome 1 Part 1. 90 pp. + 60 tt. Desray, Paris: p. 80 BHL Reference page. pl. 50
Additional references
edit- Olsson, U., Alström, P., Svensson, L., Aliabadian, M., & Sundberg, P. 2010. The Lanius excubitor (Aves, Passeriformes) conundrum — Taxonomic dilemma when molecular and non-molecular data tell different stories. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55: 347–357.
Vernacular names
editEnglish: Northern Shrike
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