genus
Lanius
Lanius is a genus in the family Laniidae. This database currently files 41 species under it, 2 of them threatened, recorded across 1 countries.
- Species filed
- 41
- Threatened
- 2
- Countries recorded
- 1
- With a free photo
- 63%
- Weight range
- 19.7 g – 92.1 g
Best-known members of Lanius
Ranked by popularity score.
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
Long-tailed shrike
Lanius schach
Masked shrike
Lanius nubicus
How threatened is Lanius?
31 of 41 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 1 | 3% |
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 3% |
| NTNear Threatened | 2 | 6% |
| LCLeast Concern | 27 | 87% |
Where is Lanius found?
Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.
- None on record
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4+
All species in Lanius
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-backed shrike | Lanius collurio | Laniidae | Least Concern | 28.4 g | Not recorded |
| Great grey shrike | Lanius excubitor | Laniidae | Least Concern | 63.4 g | Not recorded |
| Lesser grey shrike | Lanius minor | Laniidae | Least Concern | 46.5 g | Not recorded |
| Woodchat shrike | Lanius senator | Laniidae | Near Threatened | 36 g | Not recorded |
| Brown shrike | Lanius cristatus | Laniidae | Least Concern | 32.2 g | Not recorded |
| Isabelline shrike | Lanius isabellinus | Laniidae | Least Concern | 25.2 g | Not recorded |
| Long-tailed shrike | Lanius schach | Laniidae | Least Concern | 51.5 g | 1 |
| Masked shrike | Lanius nubicus | Laniidae | Least Concern | 19.7 g | Not recorded |
| Iberian grey shrike | Lanius meridionalis | Laniidae | Vulnerable | 60.4 g | Not recorded |
| Tiger shrike | Lanius tigrinus | Laniidae | Least Concern | 30.1 g | Not recorded |
| Bay-backed shrike | Lanius vittatus | Laniidae | Least Concern | 20.8 g | Not recorded |
| Loggerhead shrike | Lanius ludovicianus | Laniidae | Near Threatened | 51.6 g | Not recorded |
| Bull-headed shrike | Lanius bucephalus | Laniidae | Least Concern | 39.4 g | Not recorded |
| Chinese grey shrike | Lanius sphenocercus | Laniidae | Least Concern | 92.1 g | Not recorded |
| Grey-backed shrike | Lanius tephronotus | Laniidae | Least Concern | 46.4 g | Not recorded |
| Grey-backed fiscal | Lanius excubitoroides | Laniidae | Least Concern | 53.7 g | Not recorded |
| Southern fiscal | Lanius collaris | Laniidae | Least Concern | 36.4 g | Not recorded |
| Burmese shrike | Lanius collurioides | Laniidae | Least Concern | 26 g | Not recorded |
| Mackinnon's shrike | Lanius mackinnoni | Laniidae | Least Concern | 34.3 g | Not recorded |
| Souza's shrike | Lanius souzae | Laniidae | Least Concern | 26.3 g | Not recorded |
| Taita fiscal | Lanius dorsalis | Laniidae | Least Concern | 49.9 g | Not recorded |
| Emin's shrike | Lanius gubernator | Laniidae | Least Concern | 23.5 g | Not recorded |
| Long-tailed fiscal | Lanius cabanisi | Laniidae | Least Concern | 73.8 g | Not recorded |
| São Tomé fiscal | Lanius newtoni | Laniidae | Critically Endangered | 22.4 g | Not recorded |
| Red-tailed shrike | Lanius phoenicuroides | Laniidae | Least Concern | 28 g | Not recorded |
| Somali fiscal | Lanius somalicus | Laniidae | Least Concern | 45.3 g | Not recorded |
| Mountain shrike | Lanius validirostris | Laniidae | Least Concern | 37.5 g | Not recorded |
| Northern shrike | Lanius borealis | Laniidae | Least Concern | 63.4 g | Not recorded |
| Northern fiscal | Lanius humeralis | Laniidae | Not recorded | 35.6 g | Not recorded |
| Giant grey shrike | Lanius giganteus | Laniidae | Least Concern | 92.1 g | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lanius affinis | Laniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lanius asturinus | Laniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lanius brachyurus | Laniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lanius capensis | Laniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Yellow-billed shrike | Lanius corvinus | Laniidae | Least Concern | 65.4 g | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lanius lahtora | Laniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Magpie shrike | Lanius melanoleucus | Laniidae | Least Concern | 82.2 g | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lanius natka | Laniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lanius phoenicurus | Laniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lanius robustus | Laniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lanius saturninus | Laniidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |