Shrikes (10-2)

Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A typical shrike's beak is hooked, like a bird of prey.
  • Red-backed shrike, Lanius collurio
  • Isabelline shrike, Lanius isabellinus
  • Red-tailed shrike, Lanius phoenicuroides
  • Brown shrike, Lanius cristatus
Brown Shrike  --- Head Marala, Sialkot (Feb 2018)

  • Bay-backed shrike, Lanius vittatus
  • Long-tailed shrike, Lanius schach
Long-tailed shrike - H-9, Islamabad

  • Grey-backed shrike, Lanius tephronotus
  • Great grey shrike, Lanius excubitor
  • Southern grey shrike, Lanius meridionalis
  • Lesser grey shrike, Lanius minor (A)

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