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Order: Passeriformes
Family: Laniidae
Genus: Lanius
Scientific: Lanius nubicus
Citation: Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823
Reference: Verz.Doubl.Zool.Mus.Berlin p.47
Protonym: Lanius nubicus
Avibase ID: E90CC64A3A32FE26
Short link: https://avibase.ca/E90CC64A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560730
Geographic range:
Lanius nubicus : Greece to sw Iran; > to central Africa and sw Arabia
Source: Clements checklist
English: Masked Shrike
Czech: ťuhýk běločelý
German: Maskenwürger
Danish: Masketornskade
Spanish: Alcaudón Núbico
Finnish: valko-otsalepinkäinen
French: Pie-grièche masquée
Icelandic: Grímusvarri
Italian: Averla mascherata
Japanese: shirokuromozu
Japanese: シロクロモズ
Dutch: Maskerklauwier
Norwegian: Hvitpannevarsler
Polish: dzierzba bialoczelna
Portuguese: Picanço-núbio
Russian: Маскированный сорокопут
Slovak: strakoš bieločelý
Swedish: masktörnskata
Chinese: 云斑伯劳
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Birdlife checklist version 00: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Birdlife checklist version 01: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Birdlife checklist version 02: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Birdlife checklist version 03: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Birdlife checklist version 04: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Pie-grièche masquée ( Lanius nubicus )
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pie-grièche masquée ( Lanius nubicus )
Clements 1st edition: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Clements 3rd edition: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Clements 4th edition: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Clements 5th edition (as published): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Clements 6th edition: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Clements, version 2015: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Clements, version 2016: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Clements, version 2017: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Clements, version 2018: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
eBird version 1.50: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
eBird version 1.52: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
eBird version 1.53: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
eBird version 1.54: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
eBird version 1.55: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
eBird version 2015: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
eBird version 2016: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
eBird version 2017: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
eBird version 2018: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
James Lee Peters: Lanius nubicus
James Lee Peters (original): Lanius nubicus
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Lanius nubicus
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus )
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lanius nubicus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lanius nubicus
Taxonomic status:
Species status:
full species
Other synonyms
Arabic: الحسيني, الدغناش القطبي, الصرد المقنعBulgarian: Белочела сврачкаCatalan: Capsigrany emmascaratCatalan (Balears): Capsigrany emmascaratCzech: ťuhýk běločelý, Tuhýk cernohrbetýWelsh: Cigydd mygydogDanish: MasketornskadeGerman: MaskenwürgerGreek: Δακκαννούρα, ΠαρδαλοκεφαλάςGreek (Cypriot): ΔακκαννούραEnglish: Masked Shrike, Nubian ShrikeEnglish (IOC): Masked ShrikeEnglish (Kenya): Masked ShrikeSpanish: Alcaudón común, Alcaudón enmascarado, Alcaudón NúbicoSpanish (Spain): Alcaudón NúbicoSpanish (HBW): Alcaudón núbicoEstonian: valgelauk-õgijaBasque: Antzandobi mozorrotu, Capsigrany emmascarat Persian: سنگچشم پیشانیسفیدFinnish: Valkootsalepinkäinen, Valko-otsalepinkäinenFrench: Pie-grièche masquéeGalician: Capsigrany emmascarat , Picanzo nubioHebrew: חנקן נוביHungarian: Álarcos gébicsArmenian: Դիմակավոր շամփրուկIcelandic: GrímusvarriItalian: Averla mascherataJapanese: shirokuromozuJapanese: シロクロモズGeorgian: ნიღბიანი ღაჟოKazakh: Ақ маңдайлы тағанақLatin: Lanius nubicusLithuanian: Baltakaktė medšarkėLatvian: maskas čaksteMacedonian: Белочелно (Нубиско) свраче, нубиско страчеMoldavian: Sfrâncioc cu mascăMaltese: Kaccamendula tal-MaskraDutch: MaskerklauwierNorwegian Nynorsk: KvitpannevarslarNorwegian: HvitpannevarslerPolish: Dzierzba afrykańska, dzierzba bialoczelna, dzierzba białoczelna, Dzierzba maskowaPortuguese: picanço núbio, picanço-da-núbia, Picanço-núbioPortuguese (Portugal): Picanço-da-núbiaRomanian: Sfrâncioc cu mascăRussian: Mаскированный сорокопут, Маскированный сорокопут, Сорокопут маскированныйSindhi: ىٕڀؿٚڈ حيٙبني ٴٕى يSlovak: strakoš bielocelý, strakoš bieločelýSlovenian: južni srakoper, zakrinkani srakoperAlbanian: Larashi ballëbardhëSerbian: Dugorepi svračakSwedish: MasktörnskataSwahili: Mbwigu NubiTurkish: Alaca Örümcekkuşu, Maskeli çekirge Kuşu, Maskeli ÖrümcekkuşuUkrainian: Маскований сорокопуд, Сорокопуд білолобийChinese: 云斑伯劳Chinese (Traditional): 雲斑伯勞