Mountain shrike
Lanius validirostris Ogilvie-Grant, 1894
The mountain shrike (Lanius validirostris) is a species in the family Laniidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 37.5 g to 39 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the mountain shrike
- Weight
- 37.5 g – 39 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- 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 mountain shrike live?
Not recorded
What is the mountain shrike?
The mountain shrike (Lanius validirostris) or grey-capped shrike, is a species of bird in the family Laniidae. It is endemic to the Philippines found on the islands of Luzon, Mindoro and Mindanao. Its habitat are tropical montane secondary forest, forest edge and grassland above 1,200 meters above sea level.
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Is the mountain shrike endangered?
The mountain 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 mountain shrike classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyLaniidae
- genusLanius
- SpeciesLanius validirostris Ogilvie-Grant, 1894
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- Gray-capped shrikeEnglish
- Grey-capped shrikeEnglish
- escorxador de les FilipinesCatalan
- ťuhýk tlustozobýCzech
- cigydd gylfinbraffWelsh
- Filippinsk TornskadeDanish
- PhilippinenwürgerGerman
- Philippinen-WürgerGerman
- filipina lanioEsperanto
- Alcaudón filipinoSpanish
- filipiini õgijaEstonian
- filippiinienlepinkäinenFinnish
- Pie-grièche des PhilippinesFrench
- filipinski svračakCroatian
- fülöp-szigeteki gébicsHungarian
- Averla capogrigioItalian
- フィリピンモズJapanese
- filipininė medšarkėLithuanian
- Filipijnse KlauwierDutch
- Filippijnse KlauwierDutch
- bergvarslerNorwegian
- dzierzba rdzawobocznaPolish
- picanço-filipinoPortuguese
- Филиппинский сорокопутRussian
- strakoš horskýSlovak
- filippintörnskataSwedish
- Filipin ÖrümcekkuşuTurkish
- сорокопуд рудобокийUkrainian
- 灰頂伯勞Chinese
- 灰顶伯劳Chinese
Relatives of the mountain 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
CompareMountain shrike vs Red-backed shrikeMountain shrike vs Great grey shrikeMountain shrike vs Lesser grey shrikeMountain shrike vs Woodchat shrike
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the mountain shrike?
An adult mountain shrike weighs 37.5 g – 39 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the mountain shrike endangered?
The mountain 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 mountain shrike?
The mountain shrike (Lanius validirostris) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
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
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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