Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Laniidae
- Genus
- Lanius
- eBird Code
- logshr
Subspecies (7)
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Lanius ludovicianus anthonyi
northern Channel Islands (off southern California)
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Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides
breeds central Canada southward through central and western USA; winters to southern Mexico
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Lanius ludovicianus grinnelli
southern California (San Diego County) and northern Baja California
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Lanius ludovicianus ludovicianus
coastal southeastern USA
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Lanius ludovicianus mearnsi
San Clemente Island (off southern California)
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Lanius ludovicianus mexicanus
western and central Mexico including southern Baja California (northwestern Mexico)
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Lanius ludovicianus migrans
breeds eastern North America (now very locally southeastern Canada and northeastern USA states, more widely in southeastern states to eastern Texas); winters to northeastern Mexico
Data Sources
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.