Northern shrike

Northern shrike
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Laniidae
Genus: Lanius
Species:
L. borealis
Binomial name
Lanius borealis
Vieillot, 1808
Subspecies

6 sspp, see text

The northern shrike (Lanius borealis) is a large songbird species in the shrike family (Laniidae) native to North America and Siberia. Long considered a subspecies of the great grey shrike, it was classified as a distinct species in 2017. Six subspecies are recognised.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Lanius borealis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103718956A118775235. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103718956A118775235.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.