Isabelline shrike

Isabelline shrike
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Laniidae
Genus: Lanius
Species:
L. isabellinus
Binomial name
Lanius isabellinus

The isabelline shrike or Daurian shrike (Lanius isabellinus) is a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was previously considered conspecific with the red-backed shrike and red-tailed shrike. It is found in an extensive area between the Caspian Sea and north and central China southeast to the Qaidam Basin. Overwinters in Africa and Arabia.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Lanius isabellinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103718693A93995010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103718693A93995010.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.