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Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Population justification: In Europe, the total population size is estimated at 72,400-213,000 mature individuals, with 36,200-107,000 breeding pairs (BirdLife International 2021), and comprises approximately 60% of the species' global range, so a very preliminary estimate of the global population size is between 121,000-355,000 mature individuals, although further validation of this estimate is desirable. The species' population declined in the late 20th century owing to an array of factors (Harris and Franklin 2000), but current overall trends are unknown. Europe holds over half of the species' global range, but despite the data collated the population trend there is unknown (BirdLife International 2021).

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/masked-shrike-lanius-nubicus on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.