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Bull-headed Shrike

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Taxon taxon Q804145
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Bull-headed Shrike

Summary

Bull-headed Shrike is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month, #1,586 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bull-headed Shrike's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Bull-headed Shrike is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Bull-headed Shrike's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Bull-headed Shrike belongs to the parent taxon Lanius[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Bull-headed Shrike is Lanius bucephalus[7].
  • Bull-headed Shrike's Commons category is recorded as Lanius bucephalus[8].
  • Bull-headed Shrike's Commons gallery is recorded as Lanius bucephalus[9].
  • Bull-headed Shrike's has characteristic is recorded as impalement[10].
  • Bull-headed Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'cigydd cynffonddu'}[11].
  • Bull-headed Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bull-headed Shrike'}[12].
  • Bull-headed Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Büffelkopfwürger'}[13].
  • Bull-headed Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Alcaudón Bucéfalo'}[14].
  • Bull-headed Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'capsigrany bucèfal'}[15].
  • Bull-headed Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'ťuhýk hlavatý'}[16].
  • Bull-headed Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'väluõgija'}[17].
  • Bull-headed Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Oksevarsler'}[18].
  • Bull-headed Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Японский сорокопут'}[19].
  • Bull-headed Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'モズ'}[20].
  • Bull-headed Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Bøffelhovedet Tornskade'}[21].
  • Bull-headed Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'härkälepinkäinen'}[22].
  • Bull-headed Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'bivalyfejű gébics'}[23].
  • Bull-headed Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'dzierzba wschodnia'}[24].
  • Bull-headed Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'strakoš veľkohlavý'}[25].
  • Bull-headed Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'rosthuvad törnskata'}[26].
  • Bull-headed Shrike is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Buffelkopklauwier'}[27].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Bull-headed Shrike is Lanius bucephalus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Lanius[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'cigydd cynffonddu'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Büffelkopfwürger'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Alcaudón Bucéfalo'}[14], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'capsigrany bucèfal'}[15], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'ťuhýk hlavatý'}[16].

Identifiers

Bull-headed Shrike's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 12051[28]. Bull-headed Shrike's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 125284[29]. Bull-headed Shrike's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1050914[30]. Bull-headed Shrike's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2492850[31]. Bull-headed Shrike's ITIS TSN is recorded as 560717[32].

Why It Matters

Bull-headed Shrike ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month, #1,586 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Fauna Japonica. Aves. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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