Eurocephalus is a small genus of passerine birds containing two species commonly known as white-crowned shrikes.

These species primarily take large insects, but will occasionally eat fruit which has fallen to the ground.

The genus Eurocephalus was introduced in 1836 by the zoologist Andrew Smith to accommodate a single species, the southern white-crowned shrike.

[2] A recent analysis of their phylogenetic relationships using molecular markers found them more closely related to the crows than the shrikes and suggested they be placed in a new family, Eurocephalidae.

[2] This placement was supported by morphological characteristics, their specialised dietary niche and their cooperative breeding.