- with the two white-crowned
shrikes. A
molecular phylogenetic study published in 2023
found that the white-crowned
shrikes were more
closely related to...
- animal. The neck
strength of the
shrikes compensates,
making their talon weakness inconsequential.
Although loggerhead shrikes are p****erines, they are a predatory...
- collurio) and
isabelline shrike (L. isabellinus). The
genus name, Lanius, is
derived from the
Latin word for "butcher", and some
shrikes are also
known as "butcher...
-
territories are in demand, as
northern shrikes that died in a
particular area were
quickly replaced.
Northern shrikes often sit on tall
poles and branches...
- red-backed,
isabelline and
brown shrikes Dutch Birding 22 (6): 323-362
Wikimedia Commons has
media related to the
isabelline shrike.
Wikispecies has information...
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Other p****erine
birds known as
shrikes:
Helmetshrike (Prionopidae), an
African family closely related to the true
shrikes Bushshrike (Malaconotidae), another...
-
Retrieved 26
October 2016.old-form url
Norbert Lefranc; Tim
Worfolk (2013).
Shrikes. A&C Black. pp. 172–174. ISBN 978-1-4081-8756-2.
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Tanzanian Birds...
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small brown shrikes and
resemble the bold,
aggressive and hard-to-catch grey
shrikes because of
Batesian mimicry. The
Iberian grey
shrike is
clearer and...
-
genus name, Lanius, is
derived from the
Latin word for "butcher", and some
shrikes are also
known as "butcher birds"
because of
their feeding habits. The...
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affiliations of the
masked shrike with
other members of the
genus are uncertain; the "brown"
shrikes (brown, red-backed and
isabelline shrikes) and
tropical species...
