Great Grey Shrike
Great Grey Shrike · BirdGacha
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Illustration · not to scale
- Body length
- 22–26 cm
- Body Mass
- 63.4 g
- Wingspan
- 32 cm
- Diet
- Vertebrates
- Migration
- Migratory
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 77).
Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 47).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
Pascal Christe · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
12 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Lanius excubitor excubitor
n, c, e Europe and nw Siberia
- Lanius excubitor homeyeri
se Europe and sw Siberia
- Lanius excubitor koenigi
c, e Canary Is. (c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)
- Lanius excubitor algeriensis
coastal nw Africa
- Lanius excubitor elegans
ne Mauritania and nw Mali to ne Sudan, Egypt and sw Israel
- Lanius excubitor leucopygos
c, s Mauritania to s Chad and c Sudan
- Lanius excubitor aucheri
ec Sudan to nw Somalia, Arabian Pen., s Israel, Jordan, Iraq and s Iran
- Lanius excubitor theresae
s Lebanon and n Israel
- Lanius excubitor buryi
Yemen
- Lanius excubitor uncinatus
Socotra
- Lanius excubitor lahtora
Pakistan through c India and s Nepal to w Bangladesh
- Lanius excubitor pallidirostris
s Russia and s Kazakhstan to Mongolia and n China, s to nw Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Lanius excubitor
Which family does it belong to?
Shrikes (Laniidae)
Where is it found?
Palearctic & Africa: widespread in Europe & Asia and Northern Africa
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Body length: Wikipedia ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Jure Grošelj · All rights reserved
