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Magpie shrike

Lanius melanoleucus Jardine, 1831

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The magpie shrike (Lanius melanoleucus) is a species in the family Laniidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 82.2 g to 82.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the magpie shrike

Weight
82.2 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
3.9src 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 magpie shrike live?

Not recorded

Is the magpie shrike endangered?

The magpie 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 magpie shrike classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyLaniidae
  6. genusLanius
  7. SpeciesLanius melanoleucus Jardine, 1831

Synonyms Corvinella melanoleuca, Corvinella melanoleuca melanoleuca, Urolestes melanoleucus

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • LangstertlaksmanAfrikaans
  • botxí garserCatalan
  • ťuhýk stračíCzech
  • Broget TornskadeDanish
  • ElsterwürgerGerman
  • nigrablanka lanioEsperanto
  • Alcaudón píoSpanish
  • harakõgijaEstonian
  • mustaharakkalepinkäinenFinnish
  • Corvinelle noir et blancFrench
  • Corvinelle noire-et-blancheFrench
  • Pie-grièche noir et blancFrench
  • crni svračakCroatian
  • szarkagébicsHungarian
  • Averla gazzaItalian
  • シロクロオナガモズJapanese
  • dryžoji medšarkėLithuanian
  • EksterklauwierDutch
  • skjærevarslerNorwegian
  • dzierzba srokataPolish
  • dzierzbal srokatyPolish
  • picanço-rabudoPortuguese
  • picanço-bicolorPortuguese
  • picanço-rabilongoPortuguese
  • Сорочий сорокопутRussian
  • strakoš stračíSlovak
  • Svrakasti svračakSerbian
  • skattörnskataSwedish
  • Saksağan ÖrümcekkuşuTurkish
  • сорокопуд строкатийUkrainian
  • 白肩鹊鵙Chinese
  • 白肩長尾鵲伯勞Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the magpie shrike

Other species in the same genus Lanius.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the magpie shrike?

An adult magpie shrike weighs 82.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the magpie shrike endangered?

The magpie 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 magpie shrike?

The magpie shrike (Lanius melanoleucus) 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). Magpie shrike (Lanius melanoleucus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/magpie-shrike

MLA

“Magpie shrike (Lanius melanoleucus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/magpie-shrike.

BibTeX
@misc{magpie_shrike_2026,
  title = {Magpie shrike (Lanius melanoleucus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/magpie-shrike},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}