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Alternative name: African Longtailed Shrike
- Lanius melanoleucus
Corvinella melanoleuca
Urolestes melanoleucus
Identification
Very long tail.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Formerly in genus Urolestes. Placed in genus Corvinella by some authorities.
Subspecies
Clements recognises the following subspecies [1]:
- L. m. corvinus: E Africa (N of the Zambezi River) N to Kenya
- L. m. expressus: "SE Zimbabwe to NE South Africa (Mpumalanga and NE KwaZulu-Natal), E Swaziland, and S Mozambique
- L. m. melanoleucus: Africa S of the Zambezi River to E Angola and NC South Africa
Habitat
Acacia and savanna areas.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Magpie Shrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Magpie_Shrike
External Links
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