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Category:Lanius - BirdForum Opus

Red-backed Shrike with a prey that it has impaled on a branch. Similar behavior can be seen in many members of this genus
Photo © by cango
Tyresö, Sweden, 5 June 2015

Genus: Lanius

Description

Taxonomy

Lanius is a genus in the family Laniidae.

Genus Lanius viewedit
L. tigrinus Tiger Shrike
L. bucephalus Bull-headed Shrike
L. collurio Red-backed Shrike
L. phoenicuroides Red-tailed Shrike
L. isabellinus Isabelline Shrike
L. cristatus Brown Shrike
L. collurioides Burmese Shrike
L. gubernator Emin's Shrike
L. vittatus Bay-backed Shrike
L. schach Long-tailed Shrike
L. tephronotus Grey-backed Shrike
L. validirostris Mountain Shrike
L. ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike
L. borealis Northern Shrike
L. meridionalis Iberian Grey Shrike
L. excubitor Great Grey Shrike
L. minor Lesser Grey Shrike
L. sphenocercus Chinese Grey Shrike
L. giganteus Giant Grey Shrike
L. excubitoroides Grey-backed Fiscal
L. cabanisi Long-tailed Fiscal
L. dorsalis Taita Fiscal
L. somalicus Somali Fiscal
L. mackinnoni Mackinnon's Shrike
L. humeralis Northern Fiscal
L. collaris Southern Fiscal
L. souzae Souza's Shrike
L. newtoni Newton's Fiscal
L. nubicus Masked Shrike
L. senator Woodchat Shrike
L. melanoleucus Magpie Shrike
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