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[[Image:1568dusky shrike P9187902.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Dark Morph (Dusky Shrike) <br />Photo by {{user|Neil|Neil}}<br />[[Hong Kong]], [[China]], September 2006 ]] | [[Image:1568dusky shrike P9187902.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Dark Morph (Dusky Shrike) <br />Photo by {{user|Neil|Neil}}<br />[[Hong Kong]], [[China]], September 2006 ]] | ||
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*''L. s. erythronotus'': | *''L. s. erythronotus'': | ||
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Revision as of 19:23, 27 June 2015
Alternative name: Rufous-backed Shrike
- Lanius schach
Identification
- Grey head and mantle
- Black mask
- White underparts
- Rufous flanks
- Bill and legs are blackish
Distribution
From north-eastern Iran over Pakistan, India, the Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Burma and Indochina to Malaysia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Also in south and east China, Taiwan and the Philippines.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are subspecies[1]:
- L. s. erythronotus:
- L. s. caniceps: Western and southern India and Sri Lanka
- L. s. schach: Eastern and southern China, Taiwan and Hainan
- L. s. tricolor: Nepal to northern Myanmar, Yunnan, northern Laos and northern Thailand
- L. s. bentet:
- L. s. longicaudatus:
- Central and south-eastern Thailand
- L. s. nasutus:
- L. s. suluensis:
- Sulu Archipelago
- L. s. stresemanni:
- Eastern New Guinea
Habitat
Scrubby bushland
Behaviour
Diet
Diet includes lizards, large insects, small birds and rodents.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Long-tailed Shrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Long-tailed_Shrike
External Links