Sequencing complete mitochondrial genome of (Passeriformes: Laniidae) using Illunima HiSeq 2500.

Using an Illumina platform, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of to an average coverage of 1669.5×. We performed a assembly using SOAPdenovo2 and obtained the total mitogenome with 16,833 bp in length. Most PCGs begin with the typical ATG start codon with the exception of gene, which use GTG as the initiation codon. Stop codons AGG, TAG, TAA, and AGA are present in the PCGs; exceptions are and , which possess incomplete termination codons (T). But, the function of with incomplete stop codon T should be further investigated. The phylogeny revealed that genetic distance of Laniidae and Corvidae was closer than other species. Compared to other three shrike species, occupy a separate status in the genus