Shrikes
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Laniidae 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 31 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in India.
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Rufous Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides (Split by Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005)
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Philippine Shrike L. c. lucionensis
- Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides
- Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
- Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
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