How big is a Giant Grey Shrike?

The Giant Grey Shrike is a medium sized bird weighing about 92 g.

Where can you see a Giant Grey Shrike?

The Giant Grey Shrike is endemic to China, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Giant Grey Shrike?

The Giant Grey Shrike is most easily confused with the Emin's Shrike, the Sao Tome Fiscal and the Mountain Shrike.

Is the Giant Grey Shrike endangered?

The Giant Grey Shrike is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Giant Grey Shrike

Lanius giganteus

Shrikes · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Giant Grey Shrike (Lanius giganteus) is a legendary shrik found only in China, weighing about 92 g. The giant grey shrike is a species of bird in the family Laniidae.

Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicEats invertebratesgrassland92 g

Giant Grey Shrike (Lanius giganteus), photo 1 — Photo: steve b · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Giant Grey Shrike (Lanius giganteus), photo 2 — Photo: Wang.QG · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Giant Grey Shrike (Lanius giganteus), photo 3 — Photo: Wang.QG · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Giant Grey Shrike (Lanius giganteus), photo 4 — Photo: Wang.QG · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Giant Grey Shrike (Lanius giganteus), photo 5 — Photo: Jay Pruett · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Giant Grey Shrike

The giant grey shrike is a species of bird in the family Laniidae. It is found in China. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Chinese grey shrike, but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.

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Where it lives

China

When to see it

Best months: May, June, July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in June. It is a summer visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Giant Grey Shrike look like?: The giant grey shrike is a species of bird in the family Laniidae.
How big is a Giant Grey Shrike?: The Giant Grey Shrike is a medium sized bird weighing about 92 g.
Where can you see a Giant Grey Shrike?: The Giant Grey Shrike is endemic to China, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Giant Grey Shrike?: The Giant Grey Shrike is most easily confused with the Emin's Shrike, the Sao Tome Fiscal and the Mountain Shrike.
Is the Giant Grey Shrike endangered?: The Giant Grey Shrike is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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