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Mackinnon's Shrike

Lanius mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

Mackinnon's shrike (Lanius mackinnoni), also called Mackinnon's fiscal, is a songbird species of the family Laniidae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and moist savanna. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.The population of this species is increasing, which is thought to be due to the degradation of nearby habitat. Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate Archibald Donald MacKinnon.

Wikipedia contributors, Mackinnon's shrike; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:14:28.172731+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Lanius mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891
Name authority
Sharpe, 1891
Common name
Mackinnon's Shrike
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Laniidae
Genus
Lanius
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPasseriformes
  10. familyLaniidae Rafinesque, 1815
  11. genusLanius Linnaeus, 1758
  12. speciesLanius mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Lanius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Southern FiscalLanius collaris Linnaeus, 1766LaniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio Linnaeus, 1758LaniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Grey-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides Prévost & des Murs, 1847LaniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Northern FiscalLanius humeralis Stanley, 1814LaniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalis Temminck, 1820LaniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor J. F. Gmelin, 1788LaniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach Linnaeus, 1758LaniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator Linnaeus, 1758LaniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Souza's ShrikeLanius souzae Barboza du Bocage, 1878LaniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Chinese Grey ShrikeLanius sphenocercus Cabanis, 1873LaniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mountain ShrikeLanius validirostris Ogilvie-Grant, 1894LaniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Giant Grey ShrikeLanius giganteus Przevalski, 1887LaniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 28 records assigned to Laniidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Africa

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Sharpe, & Richard Bowdler. (1891). Diagnoses of New Species of Birds from Central East Africa. The Ibis, Vol. 3, No. 11. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3S7BV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.