Central Asia from north-western Caspian Sea (extreme southern Russia) and southern Kazakhstan east to Mongolia and northern China and, in west, south to north-eastern Iran, Afghanistan, northern Pakistan and western foothills of Tien Shan.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2013).
Steppe Grey Shrike (Lanius pallidirostris) [XC182543]
by id from Yrgyz District, Aktobe, Kazakhstan (call, song)
Steppe Grey Shrike (Lanius pallidirostris) [XC169783]
by Thijs Fijen from K\u00f5rgessaare Parish, Hiiumaa, Estonia (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Lanius excubitor was split into Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor), Iberian Grey Shrike (Lanius meridionalis) and Steppe Grey Shrike (Lanius pallidirostris), by AERC TAC (2003) (Sanster et al. 2002), but this treatment is not followed by the BirdLife International.
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Iberian Grey Shrike (Lanius meridionalis).
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor).
BirdLife International Species Factsheet