Shrike ID Question: Long-tailed or Burmese Shrike? (1 Viewer)

Barbets48

Well-known member

• Mar 5, 2019

• #1

Last week I observed a shrike in a local park in Guangxi province. Wasn't certain whether it was Long-tailed or Burmese. Any help on the ID of this bird and ID tips for each would be appreciated.

Mike

 

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Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

Supporter

• Mar 5, 2019

• #2

Burmese Shrike

 

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Dong Bei

Tom

• Mar 5, 2019

• #3

It doesn't look Long-tailed enough for me but I really have no idea. Wait for Mike from Hong Kong to come along and answer.

 

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Owen Krout

Well-known member

• Mar 6, 2019

• #4

Looks very Burmese to me. Tail looks a bit short and appears to have white outer edges which LT would not. Not enough rufous coloration to the flanks for LT. Also grey hood would extend down the back on LT. But I don't have actual field experience with this one, so I'll agree with Tom to defer to Mike and Andrew.

 

Last edited: Mar 6, 2019

MKinHK

Mike Kilburn

• Mar 6, 2019

• #5

Burmese for me too - more compact than Long-Tailed and the back is definitely more chestnut than rufous-orange.

Cheers
Mike

 

Jeff Hopkins

Just another...observer

• Mar 7, 2019

• #6

Another for Burmese. Way too beefy for long-tailed.

 

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johnallcock

Well-known member

• Mar 8, 2019

• #7

Definitely Burmese - the back is darker than Long-tailed, and there is no grey between the brown back and black wings.