Long-tailed Shrike
Shrikes are passerines that evolved to become diurnal birds of prey, and their appearance and behaviour converge on small raptors in many respects With the strong feet and sharp, strong bill of a predator, shrikes take prey ranging from birds and amphibians to large insects, often storing them for later consumption on the spines of shrubs or barbed wire.
The family is Laniidae
There are 33 species placed in 4 genera.
So far I have photographed 24 different species.
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Updated 26/04/2020
Lanius Shrikes and Fiscals. There are 29 species in this genus of which I have photographed 20
Shrikes - Genus Lanius Bay-backed Shrike - Lanius vittatus https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Shrikes/Bay-backed_Shrike_-_Lanius_vittatus.jpg Brown Shrike - Lanius cristatus https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Shrikes/Brown_Shrike_-_Lanius_cristatus.jpg Burmese Shrike - Lanius collurioides https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Shrikes/Burmese_Shrike_-_Lanius_collurioides.jpg Chinese Grey Shrike - Lanius sphenocercus Great Grey Shrike - Lanius excubitor https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Shrikes/Great_Grey_Shrike_-_Lanius_excubitor.jpg Grey-backed Fiscal - Lanius excubitoroides Grey-backed Shrike - Lanius tephronotus Iberian Grey Shrike - Lanius meridionalis Lesser Grey Shrike - Lanius minor https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Shrikes/Lesser_Grey_Shrike_-_Lanius_minor.jpg Long-tailed Fiscal - Lanius cabanisi https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Shrikes/Long-tailed_Fiscal_-_Lanius_cabanisi.jpg Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Shrikes/Long-tailed_Shrike_-_Lanius_schach.jpg Mackinnon's shrike - Lanius mackinnoni Masked Shrike - Lanius nubicus https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Shrikes/Masked_Shrike_-_Lanius_nubicus.jpg Northern Fiscal - Lanius humeralis https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Shrikes/Northern_Fiscal_-_Lanius_humeralis.jpg Red-backed Shrike - Lanius collurio https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Shrikes/Red-backed_Shrike_-_Lanius_collurio.jpg Somali Fiscal - Lanius somalicus https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Shrikes/Somali_Fiscal_-_Lanius_somalicus.jpg Southern Fiscal - Lanius collaris https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Shrikes/Southern_Fiscal_-_Lanius_collaris.jpg Taita Fiscal - Lanius dorsalis https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Shrikes/Taita_Fiscal_-_Lanius_dorsalis.jpg Tiger Shrike - Lanius tigrinus https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Shrikes/Tiger_Shrike_-_Lanius_tigrinus.jpg Woodchat Shrike - Lanius senator https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Shrikes/Woodchat_Shrike_-_Lanius_senator.jpg
Corvinella There are 2 species in this genus of which I have photographed 2
Shrikes - Genus Eurocephalus Northern White-crowned Shrike - Eurocephalus ruppelli Southern White-crowned Shrike - Eurocephalus anguitimens
Eurocephalus There are 2 species in this genus of which I have photographed 2
Shrikes - Genus Corvinella Magpie Shrike - Corvinella melanoleuca Yellow-billed Shrike - Corvinella corvina