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title: "Maskerklauwier"
description: "Lanius nubicus — Vogels. The masked shrike (Lanius nubicus) is a species of bird in the shrike family, Laniidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/masked-shrike
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Maskerklauwier

> Lanius nubicus — Vogels. The  masked shrike (Lanius nubicus) is a species of bird in the shrike family, Laniidae.

- Scientific name: *Lanius nubicus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1214
- Wikidata: [Q731085](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731085)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12023](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12023)

## Names

- en: Masked Shrike
- de: Maskenwürger
- es: Alcaudón enmascarado
- fr: Pie-grièche masquée
- nl: Maskerklauwier
- pt: Picanço da Núbia
- pl: Dzierzba białoczelna

## Countries with the most observations

IL (352), TR (208), GR (130), CY (82), EG (60), SY (50), QA (48), KW (31), SA (26), JO (18), AE (17), BG (14)

## Summary

The  masked shrike (Lanius nubicus) is a species of bird in the shrike family, Laniidae. It breeds in southeastern Europe and at the eastern end of the Mediterranean, with a separate population in eastern Iraq and western Iran. It is migratory, wintering mainly in northeast Africa. Although it is a short-range migrant, vagrants have occurred widely elsewhere, including northern and western Europe. It is the smallest member of its genus, long-tailed and with a hooked bill. The male has mainly black upperparts, with white on its crown, forehead and supercilium and large white patches on the shoulders and wings. The…

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

## Photo

![Maskerklauwier](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/masked-shrike/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65803351

## Machine access

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