Lanius
E676538
Lanius is a genus of predatory passerine birds commonly known as true shrikes, noted for impaling their prey on thorns or barbed wire.
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| behavior |
impaling prey for storage
ⓘ
perch-and-wait hunting strategy ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Passeriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | true shrikes ⓘ |
| describedAs | genus of predatory passerine birds ⓘ |
| diet |
carnivorous
ⓘ
insectivorous ⓘ |
| family | Laniidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eurasia NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
farmland
ⓘ
grassland ⓘ open habitats ⓘ scrub ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
hooked bill
ⓘ
strong feet and claws ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Lanius borealis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lanius bucephalus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius cabanisi NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius collaris NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius collurio NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius cristatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius dorsalis NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius excubitor NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius excubitoroides NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius gubernator NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius humeralis NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius isabellinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius ludovicianus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius mackinnoni NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius meridionalis NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius minor NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius newtoni NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius nubicus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius phoenicuroides NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius schach NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius senator NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius somalicus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius souzae NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius sphenocercus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius tephronotus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius tigrinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius validirostris NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanius vittatus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| notedFor |
impaling prey on barbed wire
ⓘ
impaling prey on thorns ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Laniidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| vernacularGroup | shrikes ⓘ |
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