Lanius excubitor
E673331
Lanius excubitor, commonly known as the great grey shrike, is a predatory passerine bird found across northern Eurasia, noted for impaling its prey on thorns or barbed wire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lanius excubitor canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
passerine ⓘ shrike ⓘ |
| binomialName | Lanius excubitor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyLength | 22–26 cm ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
Siberia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Europe ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 4–7 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
great gray shrike
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
great grey shrike ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
insects
ⓘ
reptiles ⓘ small birds ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| family | Laniidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior |
predatory
ⓘ
sit-and-wait hunter ⓘ |
| genus | Lanius ⓘ |
| habitat |
farmland
ⓘ
moorland edges ⓘ open country with scattered trees ⓘ tundra scrub ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | partially migratory ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Palearctic region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Eurasia ⓘ |
| nestLocation | tree ⓘ |
| nonBreedingRange |
Middle East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Europe ⓘ |
| notableBehavior |
impales prey on barbed wire
ⓘ
impales prey on thorns ⓘ stores prey in larders ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage |
black facial mask
ⓘ
black wings with white patches ⓘ grey upperparts ⓘ long black-and-white tail ⓘ white underparts ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Lanius borealis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lanius meridionalis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | weak ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| territorialBehavior | strongly territorial in breeding season ⓘ |
| vocalization |
harsh calls
ⓘ
mimicry of other birds ⓘ |
| wingspan | 30–36 cm ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.