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 12 species which occur in Russia.
- Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus
- Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Southern Gray Shrike Lanius meridionalis
- Lesser Gray Shrike Lanius minor
- Chinese Gray Shrike Lanius sphenocercus
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
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