List of Birds of Nepal - Shrikes

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 8 species which occur in Nepal.

  • Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
  • Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus (A)
  • Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
  • Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
  • Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
  • Gray-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
  • Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor
  • Southern Gray Shrike Lanius meridionalis

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