Magpie Shrike

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Magpie Shrike
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Laniidae
Genus: Urolestes
Species: U. melanoleucus
Binomial name
Urolestes melanoleucus
(Jardine, 1831)

The Magpie Shrike (Urolestes melanoleucus) is a species of bird in the Laniidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Urolestes. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

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