Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Lanius [excubitor or borealis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other related concepts

• Lanius [meridionalis or excubitor] (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Abkhazian: аҞаршыхәа, аҞыршыхәа
Arabic: الصرد الرمادي الكبير, صرد رمادي كبير (رمادي كبير)
Asturian: Alcaudón Rial
Azerbaijani: Boz alacəhrə, boz alacöhrə, boz alaçöhrə, Boz alaçöhrə [excubitor qrupu]
Bashkir: алағанат, ваҡ һайыҫҡан
Belarusian: Вялiкi грычун, Вялікі грычун, Грычун вялікі
Bulgarian: Сива сврачка, Сива сврачка [Група excubitor]
Catalan: Botxí, botxí septentrional
Catalan (Balears): Botxí septentrional
Valencian: Capsot d'esquena roja
Montenegrin: veliki svračak, велики сврачак
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): велики сврачак
Czech: ťuhýk šedý, ťuhýk šedý [skupina excubitor]
Chuvash: пысăк шăлан кайăк, пысăк шăлан кайăкĕ, сăрă шăлан
Welsh: Cigydd mawr
Danish: Stor Tornskade, Stor Tornskade, Almindelig [excubitor Gruppe]
German: Raubwürger, Raubwürger [excubitor-Gruppe]
Greek: Διπλοκεφαλάς, Διπλοκεφαλάς [excubitor ομάδα], Διπλοκεφαλάς [excubitor]
English: Great Gray Shrike, Great Gray Shrike (Great Gray), Great Gray Shrike [European], Great grey shrike, Northern shrike, Northern Shrike (European), Northern Shrike [European], Northern Shrike [excubitor, homeyeri or przewalskii]
English, HBW: Great Grey Shrike (Great Grey)
English (IOC): Great Grey Shrike (Great Grey)
English (United States): Great Gray Shrike (Great Gray)
Esperanto: granda lanio
Spanish: Alcaudón Norteño, Alcaudón Norteño (grupo excubitor)
Spanish (Spain): Alcaudón Norteño, Alcaudón norteño (grupo excubitor)
Spanish (Mexico): Alcaudón Norteño Euroasiático [grupo excubitor]
Estonian: Hallõgija
Basque: Antzandobi handia aparratar
Persian: سنگ ‌چشم خاکستری بزرگ [excubitor Group], سنگ‌چشم خاکستری بزرگ
Finnish: isolepinkäinen
Faroese: Grátyrningur
French: Pie-grièche grise, Pie-grièche grise (Europe), Pie-grièche grise [excubitor, homeyeri ou przewalski]
French (Canada): Pie-grièche grise d'Eurasie (groupe excubitor), Pie-grièche grise d'Eurasie [excubitor]
Friulian: gjarle poiane
Frisian: Toarnekster
Irish: Mórscréachán Liath
Gaelic: Feoladair Glas
Galician: Picanzo real setentrional
Manx: Pieannad ghlass
Hebrew: חנקן גדול, חנקן גדול (צפוני)
Croatian: Veliki svračak
Hungarian: Nagy őrgébics
Armenian: Մոխրագույն Շամփրուկ, Մոխրագույն շամփրուկ (Սովորական)
Icelandic: Grásvarri, Grásvarri [excubitor hópur]
Italian: Averla maggiore
Japanese (romaji): ō mozu, oomozu (excubitor guru-pu), yo-roppaoomozu
Japanese: オオモズ, オオモズ (excubitor グループ), ヨーロッパオオモズ, ヨーロッパオオモズ (excubitor グループ), ヨーロッパオオモズ（excubitor グループ）
Japanese (Kanji): 大百舌, 大百舌鳥, 大鵙
Georgian: რუხი ღაჟო
Kara-Kalpak: сур қарақунақ
Kabardian: къажьыкъышхуэ, къажьыкъыщхъуэ
Mongolian, Halh: мэргэн бялзуухай, үнсэн дунхай
Khakas: Пора хуралдай
Kazakh: сұр тағанақ, Үлкен тағанағы, үлкен тағанақ
Kazakh (Transliteration): ülken tağanaq
Korean: 큰재개구마리
Korean (Transliteration): keun-jaegaegumari
North Karelian: lapinharakka
Cornish: Kyger los bras
Kirghiz: ала борбаш, ала дуңган, ала дуңкан, кадимки боз борбаш
Scientific: Lanius excubitor, Lanius excubitor [excubitor Group], Lanius excubitor [excubitor or homeyeri], Lanius excubitor [excubitor, homeyeri or przewalskii], Lanius excubitor [excubitor], Lanius excubitor excubitor
Luxembourgish: Grousse groen Neimäerder
Lithuanian: Plešrioji medšarke, plėšrioji medšarkė, Plėšrioji medšarkė [excubitor grupė]
Latvian: Lielā čakste
Macedonian: Големо пепелаво (Големо) свраче
Mongolian: бор чогчиго, мэргэн бялзуухай, Үнсэн дунхай, хөх чогчиго
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠦᠨᠡᠰᠦᠨ ᠲᠣᠩᠬᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠦᠨᠡᠰᠦᠨ ᠲᠣᠩᠬᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Хөх чогчиго
Mongolian (Transliteration): khökh chogchig, üŋseŋ duŋkhai
Moldavian: Sfrâncioc mare
Maltese: Kaċċamendula Griża Prima
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): бор чогчиго, хөх чогчиго
Nepali: राजभÇाई
Dutch: Klapekster, Klapekster (Europese)
Norwegian: Varsler, varsler (excubitor gr.)
Polish: srokosz, srokosz (europejski), srokosz [gr. excubitor]
Pinyin: hán-lùr, huī bóláo
Portuguese: Picanço-grande, picanço-real-nortenho
Portuguese (Portugal): picanço-nortenho [grupo excubitor], Picanço-real, Picanço-real [grupo excubitor]
Romansh: Pitgaspina grisch
Romanian: Sfrâncioc mare
Russian: Cерый сорокопут, Большой сорокопут, Серый сорокопут, Серый сорокопут [группа excubitor], Сорокопут серый
Yakut: даллан кэрэ, таллан кэрэ
Scots: Feoladair glas
Northern Sami: Skirri
Slovak: strakoš veľký, strakoš veľký (skup.)
Slovenian: veliki srakoper, Veliki srakoper [excubitor]
Albanian: Larashi i madh i përhimë
Serbian: veliki svarčak, Veliki svračak
Swedish: Varfågel, varfågel [gruppen excubitor]
Turkmen: ala togan
Turkish: Büyük Örümcekkuşu, Büyük örümcekkuşu [excubitor grubu], Үлкен тағанақ
Tatar: соры каракош, соры сорокопут
Tuvinian: Саасканзыг ала куш
Udmurt: ӟилекы, ӟиллѐкы, тэль коӵо, тэлькоӵо, ӟуллѐкы
Ukrainian: Сірий (Великий) сорокопуд, Сорокопуд сірий
Uzbek: бўз қарқуноқ, катта қарқуноқ, кулранг қарқуноқ
Kalmyk: бор дуиха, ик дунха
Chinese: 寒露儿, 灰伯劳, 西方灰伯劳（欧亚西部）
Chinese (Traditional): 北方灰伯勞, 寒露兒, 灰伯勞