Magpie Shrike bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsLongtailed Shrike, Magpie-Shrike, Long-tailed Shrike, African Longtailed Shrike, Eastern Long-tailed Shrike
Old latin name for birdLanius melanoleucus, Urolestes melanoleuca, Corvinella melanoleucus, Urolestes melanoleucus, Corvinella melanoleuca
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyShrikes / Laniidae
GenusLanius
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionc, e

Magpie Shrike bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Song, © Gabriel A. Jamie
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Call, © Tom Wulf
    Botswana
  • 6.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Flight call, © Thibaut Chansac
    Tanzania
  • 8.
    Call, © Tom Wulf
    Botswana
  • 9.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 10.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Magpie Shrike

Magpie Shrike subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Lanius melanoleucus aequatorialissw Kenya and Tanzania-No
Lanius melanoleucus expressusse Zimbabwe to s Mozambique, Swaziland and e South Africa-No
Lanius melanoleucus melanoleucuss Angola and ne Namibia to s Zambia, c Zimbabwe, n Mozambique and n South Africa-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansLangstertlaksman
Azerbaijanisağsağanı alaçöhrə
Catalanbotxí garser
Chinese白肩鹊鵙
Chinese (Traditional)白肩長尾鵲伯勞
Croatiancrni svračak
CzechTuhýk strací, ťuhýk stračí
DanishBroget Tornskade
DutchEksterklauwier
EsperantoPigolanio
Estonianharakõgija
Finnishmustaharakkalepinkäinen
FrenchPie-grièche noir et blanc, Corvinelle noir et blanc
GermanElsterwürger, Rennschmätzer
Hungarianszarkagébics
ItalianAverla gazza
Japaneseシロクロオナガモズ
Lithuaniandryžoji medšarkė
NorwegianSkjærevarsler, skjærevarsler
Norwegian NynorskSkjorvarslar
Polishdzierzbal srokaty, dzierzba srokata
Portuguesepicanço-rabilongo, picanço-bicolor, picanço-rabudo
RussianСорочий сорокопут
SerbianSvrakasti svračak
Slovakstrakoš stračí
SpanishAlcaudón pío, Alcaudón Urraca
SwahiliMbwigu Mweusi-mweupe
Swedishskattörnskata
TsongaNcilongi
TswanaMotsilodi
TurkishSaksağan Örümcekkuşu
Ukrainianсорокопуд строкатий
ZuluumQonqotho