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The loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) is a passerine bird in the family Laniidae. It is the only member of the shrike family endemic to North America ; the related northern shrike ( L. borealis ) occurs north of its range, however it is also found in Siberia.
The San Clemente loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus mearnsi) or San Clemente Island loggerhead shrike is a subspecies of the loggerhead shrike that is endemic to San Clemente Island, California, United States. [3]
Lanius, the typical shrikes, are a genus of passerine birds in the shrike family Laniidae. The majority of the family's species are placed in this genus. The genus name, Lanius , is derived from the Latin word for " butcher ", and some shrikes are also known as "butcher birds" because of their feeding habits.
Shrikes (/ ʃ r aɪ k /) are passerine birds of the family Laniidae.The family is composed of 34 species in two genera.. The family name, and that of the larger genus, Lanius, is derived from the Latin word for "butcher", and some shrikes are also known as butcherbirds because of the habit, particularly of males, of impaling prey onto plant spines within their territories.
The great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor) is a large and predatory songbird species in the shrike family (Laniidae). It forms a superspecies with its parapatric southern relatives, the Iberian grey shrike (L. meridionalis), the Chinese grey shrike (L. sphenocerus) and the American loggerhead shrike (L. ludovicianus).
Loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) Long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Merganser (Mergus serrator) Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) Northern harrier (Circus cyaneus) - tentative; Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) Pinyon jay (Gymnorhinus ...
Loggerhead shrike, the passerine bird Lanius ludovicianus; Loggerheads or Centaurea, a genus of flowering plants Common knapweed or loggerheads (Centaurea nigra), a flowering plant; Loggerhead sponge, a species of seaweed sponge
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