- Lanius tephronotus
Identification
21–23 cm; a small long-tailed shrike
- Black facial mask through lores and eye
Distribution
Asia: China, Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand
Taxonomy
This is a polytypic species[1] consisting of 2 subspecies.
Subspecies
- L. t. tephronotus:
- L. t. lahulensis:
- Northern Kashmir to Ladakh and adjacent western Tibet
Habitat
Evergreen and broad-leaved forest; also open areas and forest edges
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects, such as crickets, grasshoppers, beetles, caterpillars and small invertebrates like lizards.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Lepage D. (2021) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/DB5F2609]. Retrieved 21 December 2021
- Yosef, R., ISWG International Shrike Working Group, and E. de Juana (2020). Gray-backed Shrike (Lanius tephronotus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.gybshr1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Grey-backed Shrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-backed_Shrike
External Links
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