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 3 species which occur in Sierra Leone.
- Common Fiscal Lanius collaris
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Yellow-billed Shrike Corvinella corvina
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Sierra Leone