The southern grey shrike is a former species of
shrike
Shrikes () 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 ...
that has been split or reassigned to the following:
* some southern subspecies of the
great grey shrike
The great grey shrike (''Lanius excubitor'') is a large and predatory songbird species in the shrike family (biology), family (Laniidae). It forms a superspecies with its parapatric southern relatives, the Iberian grey shrike (''L. meridionalis' ...
, ''Lanius excubitor''
*
Iberian grey shrike, ''Lanius meridionalis''
*
Steppe grey shrike, ''Lanius pallidirostris''
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