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title: "Iberian Grey Shrike"
description: "Lanius meridionalis — Uccelli. The Iberian grey shrike (Lanius meridionalis) is a species of shrike endemic to southwestern Europe."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/iberian-grey-shrike
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Iberian Grey Shrike

> Lanius meridionalis — Uccelli. The Iberian grey shrike (Lanius meridionalis) is a species of shrike endemic to southwestern Europe.

- Scientific name: *Lanius meridionalis*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 4207
- iNaturalist taxon: [906982](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/906982)

## Names

- en: Iberian Grey Shrike
- de: Iberienraubwürger
- es: Alcaudón real
- fr: Pie-grièche méridionale

## Countries with the most observations

ES (2447), PT (919), FR (326)

## Summary

The Iberian grey shrike (Lanius meridionalis) is a species of shrike endemic to southwestern Europe. It is closely related to the great grey shrike, Lanius excubitor, and its plumage is generally similar to it apart from the differences noted below. The Iberian was previously considered conspecific with the great grey; where they co-occur, they do not interbreed and are separated by choice of habitat.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian_grey_shrike

## Photo

![Iberian Grey Shrike](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/iberian-grey-shrike/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nicolás Tamargo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104783906

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/iberian-grey-shrike?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).