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Great Grey Shrike

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Great Grey Shrike

Summary

Great Grey Shrike is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Great Grey Shrike's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Great Grey Shrike is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Great Grey Shrike's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Great Grey Shrike is classified within Lanius[6].
  • Great Grey Shrike's scientific name is Lanius excubitor[7].
  • Great Grey Shrike is part of magpie[8].
  • Great Grey Shrike's Commons category is recorded as Lanius excubitor[9].
  • Great Grey Shrike's Commons gallery is recorded as Lanius excubitor[10].
  • Great Grey Shrike's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. excubitor'}[11].
  • Great Grey Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Great Grey Shrike'}[12].
  • Great Grey Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Raubwürger'}[13].
  • Great Grey Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Alcaudón norteño'}[14].
  • Great Grey Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pie-grièche grise'}[15].
  • Great Grey Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Averla maggiore'}[16].
  • Great Grey Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Stor Tornskade'}[17].
  • Great Grey Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Varsler'}[18].
  • Great Grey Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Klapekster'}[19].
  • Great Grey Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Серый сорокопут'}[20].
  • Great Grey Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'isolepinkäinen'}[21].
  • Great Grey Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'srokosz (europejski)'}[22].
  • Great Grey Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'varfågel'}[23].
  • Great Grey Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'nagy őrgébics'}[24].
  • Great Grey Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'hallõgija'}[25].
  • Great Grey Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'ťuhýk šedý'}[26].
  • Great Grey Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'strakoš veľký'}[27].

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Classification

Great Grey Shrike's scientific name is Lanius excubitor[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Lanius[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Raubwürger'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Alcaudón norteño'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pie-grièche grise'}[15], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Averla maggiore'}[16], and {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Stor Tornskade'}[17].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 204532[28] and 559070[29]. Great Grey Shrike's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 158049[30]. Great Grey Shrike's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2492858[31]. Great Grey Shrike's ITIS TSN is recorded as 178511[32].

Why It Matters

Great Grey Shrike has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regional conservation status → Q219127
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14254]]: [[Q219127]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259821|batch #259821]]"
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