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Magpie Shrike

Urolestes melanoleucus (Jardine, W 1831)

The magpie shrike, also known as the African long-tailed shrike, is a species of bird in the family Laniidae. It is monotypic within the genus Urolestes. It is native to the grasslands of eastern and southeastern Africa, where its natural habitats are dry savannah, moist savannah, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It has a very wide range and is common in places, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern". Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Laniidae
Genus:
   Urolestes
Scientific:
  Urolestes melanoleucus

Original description

Citation:
  (Jardine, W 1831)

Reference:
   Edinb. J. Nat. Geogr. Sci. n.s. 1 no.4 p.209

Protonym:
  Lanius melanoleucus

Type locality:
  Orange River.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2499546

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  56A7F384E82F5B76

Avibase ID:
  avibase-56A7F384

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/56A7F384

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916252

Geographic range:

  • Urolestes melanoleucus [melanoleucus or angolensis]: Africa south of the Zambezi River to eastern Angola and north central South Africa
  • Urolestes melanoleucus aequatorialis: E Africa (north of the Zambezi River) north to Kenya
  • Urolestes melanoleucus expressus: southeastern Zimbabwe to northeastern South Africa (Mpumalanga and northeastern KwaZulu-Natal), eastern Swaziland, and southern Mozambique
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Magpie Shrike
Catalan:
botxí garser
Czech:
ťuhýk stračí
Danish:
Broget Tornskade
German:
Elsterwürger
Spanish:
Alcaudón Pío
Spanish (Spain):
Alcaudón Pío
Finnish:
mustaharakkalepinkäinen
French:
Corvinelle noir et blanc
Croatian:
crni svračak
Hungarian:
szarkagébics
Italian:
Averla gazza
Japanese (romaji):
shirokuroonagamozu
Japanese:
シロクロオナガモズ
Lithuanian:
dryžoji medšarkė
Dutch:
Eksterklauwier
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Skjorvarslar
Norwegian:
Skjærevarsler
Polish:
dzierzbal srokaty
Portuguese:
Picanço-rabilongo
Portuguese (Portugal):
picanço-bicolor
Russian:
Сорочий сорокопут
Slovak:
strakoš stračí
Serbian:
Svrakasti svračak
Swedish:
skattörnskata
Ukrainian:
Сорокопуд строкатий
Chinese:
白肩鹊鵙
Chinese (Traditional):
白肩長尾鵲伯勞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Magpie Shrike ( Lanius melanoleucus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Magpie Shrike ( Lanius melanoleucus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Magpie Shrike ( Lanius melanoleucus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Magpie Shrike ( Lanius melanoleucus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Corvinelle noir et blanc ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Corvinelle noir et blanc ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Magpie Shrike ( Lanius melanoleucus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Magpie Shrike ( Lanius melanoleucus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Magpie Shrike ( Lanius melanoleucus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Magpie Shrike ( Lanius melanoleucus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Magpie Shrike ( Lanius melanoleucus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Magpie Shrike ( Lanius melanoleucus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Magpie-Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Magpie-Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Magpie-Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Magpie-Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Magpie-Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Magpie-Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Magpie-Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Magpie-Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Magpie-Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Magpie Shrike ( Lanius melanoleucus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Magpie Shrike ( Lanius melanoleucus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Corvinella melanoleuca [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Corvinella melanoleuca [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Corvinella melanoleuca [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Magpie Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Magpie Shrike ( Urolestes melanoleucus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Corvinella melanoleuca [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Urolestes melanoleucus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Langstertlaksman
Azerbaijani: sağsağanı alaçöhrə
Catalan: botxí garser
Czech: Tuhýk strací, ťuhýk stračí
Danish: Broget Tornskade
German: Elsterwürger, Rennschmätzer
English: African Longtailed Shrike, Eastern Long-tailed Shrike, Longtailed Shrike, Long-tailed Shrike, Magpie Shrike, Magpie-Shrike
English, HBW: Magpie Shrike
English (IOC): Magpie Shrike
English (Kenya): Magpie Shrike
English (United States): Magpie Shrike
Esperanto: Pigolanio
Spanish: Alcaudón Pío, Alcaudón Urraca
Spanish (Spain): Alcaudón Pío
Spanish (HBW): Magpie Shrike
Estonian: harakõgija
Finnish: Mustaharakkalepinkäinen
French: Corvinelle noir et blanc, Pie-grièche noir et blanc
Croatian: crni svračak
Hungarian: szarkagébics
Italian: Averla gazza
Japanese (romaji): shirokuroonagamozu
Japanese: シロクロオナガモズ
Kwangali: Muruli
Scientific: Corvinella melanoleuca, Corvinella melanoleucus, Lanius melanoleucus, Urolestes melanoleuca, Urolestes melanoleucus, Urolestes melanoleucus melanoleucus
Lithuanian: dryžoji medšarkė
Dutch: Eksterklauwier
Norwegian Nynorsk: Skjorvarslar
Norwegian: Skjærevarsler
Polish: dzierzbal srokaty
Portuguese: Picanço-rabilongo
Portuguese (Portugal): picanço-bicolor
Russian: Сорочий сорокопут
Slovak: strakoš stračí
Serbian: Svrakasti svračak
Swedish: Skattörnskata
Swahili: Mbwigu Mweusi-mweupe
Tswana: Motsilodi
Turkish: Saksağan örümcekkuşu
Tsonga: Ncilongi
Ukrainian: Сорокопуд строкатий
Chinese: 白肩鹊鵙
Chinese (Traditional): 白肩長尾鵲伯勞
Zulu: umQonqotho

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