Emin's shrike
Lanius gubernator Hartlaub, 1882
The emin's shrike (Lanius gubernator) is a species in the family Laniidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 23.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the emin's shrike
- Weight
- 23.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the emin's shrike live?
Not recorded
What is the emin's shrike?
Emin's shrike (Lanius gubernator) is a species of passerine bird in the family Laniidae, the shrikes. This species has a scattered distribution across Africa from the Ivory Coast east to South Sudan and Uganda.
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Is the emin's shrike endangered?
The emin's shrike is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the emin's shrike classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyLaniidae
- genusLanius
- SpeciesLanius gubernator Hartlaub, 1882
Synonyms Lanius gubernator gubernator, Lanius gubernator strumpelli, Lanius schariensis, Lanius tessmanni
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- EMSHEnglish
- escorxador d'EminCatalan
- ťuhýk středoafrickýCzech
- cigydd tingochWelsh
- SavannetornskadeDanish
- RotbürzelwürgerGerman
- RostbürzelwürgerGerman
- nana lanioEsperanto
- Alcaudón de EminSpanish
- väikeõgijaEstonian
- afrikanpikkulepinkäinenFinnish
- Pie-grièche à dos rouxFrench
- mali svračakCroatian
- vörösarcú gébicsHungarian
- Averla di EminItalian
- アフリカセアカモズJapanese
- medšarkė gubernatoriusLithuanian
- Emins KlauwierDutch
- dvergvarslerNorwegian
- dzierzba rdzawaPolish
- picanço-de-eminPortuguese
- picanço-da-savanaPortuguese
- Жулан-губернаторRussian
- Сорокопут-губернаторRussian
- strakoš hrdzavýSlovak
- saheltörnskataSwedish
- Emin ÖrümcekkuşuTurkish
- сорокопуд іржастийUkrainian
- 艾氏伯劳Chinese
- 埃米氏紅背伯勞Chinese
Relatives of the emin's shrike
Other species in the same genus Lanius.
Red-backed shrike
Lanius collurio
Great grey shrike
Lanius excubitor
Lesser grey shrike
Lanius minor
Woodchat shrike
Lanius senator
Brown shrike
Lanius cristatus
Isabelline shrike
Lanius isabellinus
CompareEmin's shrike vs Red-backed shrikeEmin's shrike vs Great grey shrikeEmin's shrike vs Lesser grey shrikeEmin's shrike vs Woodchat shrike
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the emin's shrike?
An adult emin's shrike weighs 23.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the emin's shrike endangered?
The emin's shrike is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the emin's shrike?
The emin's shrike (Lanius gubernator) belongs to the family Laniidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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