Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Shrikes :: Magpie Shrike

Magpie Shrike Corvinella melanoleuca

Described by: Jardine (1831)
Alternate common name(s): Eastern Long-tailed Shrike
Old scientific name(s): Urolestes melanoleucus

Photographs

South Africa - Date unknown © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Tanzania - Sep, 1999 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Kruger National Park, South Africa - Jul, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Kruger National Park, South Africa - Jul, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris  South Africa - Oct, 1997 © Martin Kramer 
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Range

(1) Sw. Kenya and Tanzania.
(2) Zambia, s. Malawi, se. Zimbabwe, s. Mozambique, and e. South Africa (n. Natal, e. Transvaal).
(3) S. Angola, ne. Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, n. Mozambique and ne. South Africa (w. Orange Free State, and e. Transvaal).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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