Lanius meridionalis [elegans, koenigi, algeriensis or leucopygos] (Great Grey Shrike (Sahara))

Great Grey Shrike (Sahara)

Lanius meridionalis [elegans, koenigi, algeriensis or leucopygos] (= Lanius meridionalis elegans) Swainson, WJ 1832

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Laniidae
Genus:
   Lanius
Scientific:
  Lanius meridionalis elegans

Original description

Citation:
Swainson, WJ 1832

Reference:
Fauna Bor.-Amer. pt. 2 Birds [Swainson & Richardson] pt.2 p.122

Imprint year:
1831

Protonym:
Lanius elegans

Type locality:
'fur countries . . . Hudson Bay' ; error : restricted to Tilremt, northern Algerian Sahara by Vaurie, 1955, Amer. Mus. Novit., no. 1752, p. 16.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87232#page/216/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
AD5D8944BB763656

Avibase ID:
avibase-AD5D8944

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/AD5D8944

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 920380

English:
Southern Grey Shrike [elegans, koenigi, algeriensis or leucopygos]
Arabic:
صرد رمادي كبير (صحراوي)
Azerbaijani:
Boz alaçöhrə [elegans qrupu]
Bulgarian:
Сива сврачка [Група elegans]
Catalan:
botxí septentrional [grup elegans]
Czech:
ťuhýk šedý [skupina elegans]
Danish:
Stor Tornskade, Sahara [elegans Gruppe]
German:
Raubwürger [elegans-Gruppe]
Greek:
Διπλοκεφαλάς [elegans]
Spanish:
Alcaudón Norteño (grupo elegans)
Spanish (Spain):
Alcaudón norteño (grupo elegans)
Estonian:
kõrbe-hallõgija
Persian:
سنگ ‌چشم خاکستری بزرگ [elegans Group]
Finnish:
isolepinkäinen (elegans- ryhmä)
French:
Pie-grièche méridionale [elegans, koenigi, algeriensis ou leucopygos]
Hebrew:
חנקן גדול (מדברי)
Croatian:
pustinjski svračak
Icelandic:
Grásvarri [elegans hópur]
Japanese:
ヨーロッパオオモズ（elegans グループ）
Lithuanian:
Plėšrioji medšarkė [elegans grupė]
Nepali:
राजभद्राई (Sahara)
Dutch:
Woestijnklapekster
Norwegian:
varsler (elegans gr.)
Polish:
srokosz [gr. elegans]
Portuguese (Portugal):
picanço-nortenho [grupo elegans]
Romanian:
Sfrâncioc mare (grupul elegans)
Russian:
Серый сорокопут [группа elegans]
Slovak:
strakoš púštny (skup.)
Slovenian:
Veliki srakoper [elegans]
Serbian:
Saharski veliki svračak
Swedish:
varfågel [gruppen elegans]
Turkish:
Büyük örümcekkuşu [elegans grubu]
Ukrainian:
Сорокопуд сірий [група elegans]
Chinese:
西方灰伯劳 [elegans Group]
Chinese (Traditional):
西方灰伯勞(elegans群)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Southern Grey Shrike [elegans, koenigi, algeriensis or leucopygos] ( Lanius meridionalis [elegans, koenigi, algeriensis or leucopygos])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Southern Grey Shrike [elegans, koenigi, algeriensis or leucopygos] ( Lanius meridionalis [elegans, koenigi, algeriensis or leucopygos])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Southern Grey Shrike [elegans, koenigi, algeriensis or leucopygos] ( Lanius meridionalis [elegans, koenigi, algeriensis or leucopygos])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Southern Grey Shrike [elegans, koenigi, algeriensis or leucopygos] ( Lanius meridionalis [elegans, koenigi, algeriensis or leucopygos])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Southern Grey Shrike [elegans, koenigi, algeriensis or leucopygos] ( Lanius meridionalis [elegans, koenigi, algeriensis or leucopygos])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Southern Grey Shrike [elegans, koenigi, algeriensis or leucopygos] ( Lanius meridionalis [elegans, koenigi, algeriensis or leucopygos])
eBird version 2018: Great Gray Shrike (Sahara) ( Lanius excubitor [elegans Group]) [version 3]
eBird version 2019: Great Gray Shrike (Sahara) ( Lanius excubitor [elegans Group]) [version 3]
eBird version 2021: Great Gray Shrike (Sahara) ( Lanius excubitor [elegans Group]) [version 3]
eBird version 2022: Great Gray Shrike (Sahara) ( Lanius excubitor [elegans Group]) [version 3]
eBird version 2023: Great Gray Shrike (Sahara) ( Lanius excubitor [elegans Group]) [version 3]
eBird version 2024: Great Gray Shrike (Sahara) ( Lanius excubitor [elegans Group]) [version 3]
eBird version 2025: Great Gray Shrike (Sahara) ( Lanius excubitor [elegans Group]) [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Lanius meridionalis [elegans]

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Arabic: صرد رمادي كبير (صحراوي)
Azerbaijani: Boz alaçöhrə [elegans qrupu]
Bulgarian: Сива сврачка [Група elegans]
Catalan: botxí septentrional [grup elegans]
Czech: ťuhýk šedý [skupina elegans]
Danish: Stor Tornskade, Sahara [elegans Gruppe]
German: Raubwürger [elegans-Gruppe]
Greek: Διπλοκεφαλάς [elegans ομάδα], Διπλοκεφαλάς [elegans]
English: Great Gray Shrike (Sahara), Great Grey Shrike (Sahara), Southern Grey Shrike [elegans, koenigi, algeriensis or leucopygos]
[ENAV]: Great Gray Shrike (Sahara)
English, HBW: Great Grey Shrike (Sahara)
English (IOC): Great Grey Shrike (Sahara)
English (United States): Great Gray Shrike (Sahara)
Spanish: Alcaudón Norteño (grupo elegans)
Spanish (Spain): Alcaudón norteño (grupo elegans)
Spanish (Mexico): Alcaudón Norteño Euroasiático [grupo elegans]
Estonian: kõrbe-hallõgija
Persian: سنگ ‌چشم خاکستری بزرگ [elegans Group]
Finnish: isolepinkäinen (elegans- ryhmä)
French: Pie-grièche méridionale [elegans, koenigi, algeriensis or leucopygos], Pie-grièche méridionale [elegans, koenigi, algeriensis ou leucopygos]
French (Canada): Pie-grièche grise d'Eurasie (groupe elegans), Pie-grièche grise d'Eurasie [elegans]
French (Guyane): Pie-grièche grise (groupe elegans)
Hebrew: חנקן גדול (מדברי)
Croatian: pustinjski svračak
Armenian: Մոխրագույն շամփրուկ [elegans խումբ]
Icelandic: Grásvarri [elegans hópur]
Japanese: ヨーロッパオオモズ (elegans グループ), ヨーロッパオオモズ（elegans グループ）
Kazakh: Үлкен тағанақ (Сахара)
Kirghiz: Ала борбаш (Sahara)
Scientific: Lanius elegans, Lanius excubitor [elegans Group], Lanius meridionalis [elegans, koenigi, algeriensis or leucopygos], Lanius meridionalis elegans
Lithuanian: Plėšrioji medšarkė [elegans grupė]
Nepali: राजभद्राई (Sahara)
Dutch: Woestijnklapekster
Norwegian: varsler (elegans gr.)
Polish: srokosz [gr. elegans]
Portuguese (Portugal): picanço-nortenho [grupo elegans], Picanço-real [grupo elegans]
Romanian: Sfrâncioc mare (grupul elegans)
Russian: Серый сорокопут [группа elegans]
Slovak: strakoš púštny (skup.)
Slovenian: Veliki srakoper [elegans]
Albanian: Larushi i madh i përhimë [grup elegans]
Serbian: Saharski veliki svračak
Swedish: varfågel [gruppen elegans]
Turkish: Büyük örümcekkuşu [elegans grubu]
Ukrainian: Сорокопуд сірий [група elegans]
Chinese: 西方灰伯劳 [elegans Group]
Chinese (Traditional): 西方灰伯勞(elegans群)