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Shrikes

Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae Links: Shrikes

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. There are about 30 species worldwide, 9 in Britain.

Bird	Latin	Links	Notes
Great Grey Shrike	Lanius excubitor	Great Grey Shrike
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio	Red-backed Shrike RSPB
Southern Grey Shrike	Lanius meridionalis	Southern Grey Shrike	rare vagrant
Lesser Grey Shrike	Lanius minor	Lesser Grey Shrike	rare vagrant
Isabelline Shrike	Lanius isabellinus	Isabelline Shrike	rare vagrant
Woodchat Shrike	Lanius senator	Woodchat Shrike	rare vagrant
Masked Shrike	Lanius nubicus	Masked Shrike	very rare vagrant (one record)
Long-tailed Shrike	Lanius schach	Long-tailed Shrike	very rare vagrant
Brown Shrike	Lanius cristatus	Brown Shrike	very rare vagrant

By: Keith Park	Section: Wildlife	Key:
Page Ref: shrikes	Topic: Birds	Last Updated: 03/2010

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