Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda.
south-eastern Nigeria (Obodu Plateau) and south-western Cameroon south to southern PRCongo and NW
Angola (southern at least as far as Quiculungo), and northern DRCongo east to extreme
western Kenya and south to south-western Uganda, western Rwanda, Burundi and north-western and N
Tanzania.
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 (2010).
Mackinnon's Shrike (Lanius mackinnoni) [XC99344]
by Mike Nelson from Mount Cameroon, Cameroon (call)
Mackinnon's Shrike (Lanius mackinnoni) [XC296081]
by James Bradley from Babanki, Mezam, Northwest, Cameroon (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Affiliations unclear. May be closely related to Common Fiscal (Lanius collaris). Western populations named as geographical subspecies zenkerianus (described from Younde, in southern Cameroon), but considered inseparable from birds elsewhere in species' range.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet