Breeds north-eastern Canada (northern Ontario
and northern and central Quebec east to Labrador). Non-breeding south-eastern Canada and central and
eastern USA.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) [XC319815]
by Michael Hurben from Malheur NWR headquarters, Harney Co., OR, United States (call)
Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) [XC653031]
by Seth Beaudreault from Great Meadows NWR, Concord Unit, United States (song)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor).
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:
sibiricus Bogdanov, 1881 - Breeds central and eastern Siberia eastern to
Kolyma Basin, Anadyrland and Chukotsk Peninsula, south to L Baikal, N
Mongolia and south-eastern Russia (northern Amurland), possibly also northern Kurils
(Paramushir I). Non-breeding south-central Siberia, Mongolia, north-eastern China (N
Manchuria, perhaps northern Hebei) and Ussuriland.
bianchii Hartert, 1907 - Breeds Sakhalin I and
southern Kuril Is. Non-breeding northern Japan (Hokkaido, rarely farther south).
mollis Eversmann, 1854 - Breeds central-southern Russia (Altai and
Sayan Mts) and north-western Mongolia. Non-breeding also northern China.
funereus Menzbier, 1894 - Dzhungarian Alatau Mts (E
Kazakhstan) and southern and eastern Tien Shan (Kyrgystan-north-western China).
borealis Vieillot, 1808 - Breeds north-eastern Canada (northern Ontario
and northern and central Quebec east to Labrador). Non-breeding south-eastern Canada and central and
eastern USA.
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