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Mackinnon's shrike

Lanius mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The mackinnon's shrike (Lanius mackinnoni) is a species in the family Laniidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 33.3 g to 34.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Mackinnon's shrike (Lanius mackinnoni)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the mackinnon's shrike

Weight
33.3 g – 34.7 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4 – 2.5src 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 mackinnon's shrike live?

Not recorded

What is the mackinnon's shrike?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Mackinnon's shrike (Lanius mackinnoni), also called Mackinnon's fiscal, is a songbird species of the family Laniidae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and moist savanna. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.The population of this species is increasing, which is thought to be due to the degradation of nearby habitat. Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate Archibald Donald MacKinnon.

From the Wikipedia article “Mackinnon's shrike” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mackinnon%27s_shrike&oldid=1354935281), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the mackinnon's shrike endangered?

The mackinnon's shrike is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. 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 mackinnon's shrike classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyLaniidae
  6. genusLanius
  7. SpeciesLanius mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891

Synonyms Lanius mackininoni, Lanius mackinnoni mackinoni, Lanius mackinnoni zenkerianus

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • MASHEnglish
  • botxí de MackinnonCatalan
  • ťuhýk rovníkovýCzech
  • cigydd aelwynWelsh
  • Sortvinget TornskadeDanish
  • MackinnonwürgerGerman
  • Mackinnon-WürgerGerman
  • makinona lanioEsperanto
  • Alcaudón de MackinnonSpanish
  • musttiib-õgijaEstonian
  • mustasiipilepinkäinenFinnish
  • Pie-grièche de MackinnonFrench
  • savanski svračakCroatian
  • MacKinnon-gébicsHungarian
  • Averla di MackinnonItalian
  • ハグロカタシロモズJapanese
  • Makinono medšarkėLithuanian
  • Mackinnons KlauwierDutch
  • skogbrynvarslerNorwegian
  • dzierzba białoskrzydłaPolish
  • picanço-de-mackinnonPortuguese
  • picanço-das-clareirasPortuguese
  • Белобровый сорокопутRussian
  • strakoš chrasťovýSlovak
  • mackinnontörnskataSwedish
  • svartvingad törnskataSwedish
  • Mackinnon ÖrümcekkuşuTurkish
  • сорокопуд білокрилийUkrainian
  • 麦氏伯劳Chinese
  • 麥金氏灰伯勞Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the mackinnon's shrike

Other species in the same genus Lanius.

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Common questions

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How big is the mackinnon's shrike?

An adult mackinnon's shrike weighs 33.3 g – 34.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the mackinnon's shrike endangered?

The mackinnon'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 mackinnon's shrike?

The mackinnon's shrike (Lanius mackinnoni) belongs to the family Laniidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mackinnon's shrike (Lanius mackinnoni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mackinnons-shrike

MLA

“Mackinnon's shrike (Lanius mackinnoni).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mackinnons-shrike.

BibTeX
@misc{mackinnons_shrike_2026,
  title = {Mackinnon's shrike (Lanius mackinnoni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mackinnons-shrike},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}