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.
- Brown Shrike, Lanius cristatus *
- Loggerhead Shrike, Lanius ludovicianus
- Northern Shrike, Lanius excubitor
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