Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae (Shrikes)  
Genus: Lanius (32 species)


Northern Shrike
Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis borealis)
Range: NA, PAL: n
Boundary Bay, Canada  
   
Photograph by Nigel from Vancouver     Copyright and usage info


Bull-headed Shrike
Bull-headed Shrike (Lanius bucephalus bucephalus)
Range: PAL: e
Sakai, Osaka, Japan  
 
Photograph by Laitche (Yoshikazu Hara)     Copyright and usage info


Long-tailed Fiscal
Long-tailed Fiscal (Lanius cabanisi)
Range: AF: se Somalia to c Tanzania
Maasai Mara, Kenya  
 
Photograph by Rainbirder (Steve Garvie)     Copyright and usage info


Southern Fiscal
Southern Fiscal (Lanius collaris subcoronatus)
Range: AF: Namibia, sw Angola e to s Mozambique and s South Africa; also ne, c, sw Tanzania and n Malawi
Northern Cape, South Africa  
 
Photograph by Graham Searll   © All Rights Reserved.

Compare to Fiscal Flycatcher, but note sturdy hooked bill. May have a white brow depending on subspecies (collaris has no white brow).

Red-backed Shrike
Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) Male
Range: PAL: Europe to w Siberia, w Kazakhstan, Turkey and nw Iran
Hortobagy, Hungary  
 
Photograph by Andrej Chudy     Copyright and usage info


Burmese Shrike
Burmese Shrike (Lanius collurioides collurioides)
Range: OR: se Asia
Pakchong, Nakhonratchasima, Thailand  
 
Photograph by Somchai Kanchanasut   © All Rights Reserved.


Yellow-billed Shrike
Yellow-billed Shrike (Lanius corvinus)
Range: AF: e, c, w
The Gambia  
 
Photograph by Charles J. Sharp/Sharp Photography     Copyright and usage info


Brown Shrike
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus)
Range: PAL: c, e Russia, Mongolia, e China to Japan
Surin, Thailand  
 
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info


Taita Fiscal
Taita Fiscal (Lanius dorsalis)
Range: AF: se South Sudan, s Ethiopia and c Somalia to ne Tanzania
Serengeti, Tanzania  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info

Taita Fiscal
Taita Fiscal (Lanius dorsalis) Immature
Range: AF: se South Sudan, s Ethiopia and c Somalia to ne Tanzania
Samburu National Park, Kenya  
 
Photograph by Rainbirder (Steve Garvie)     Copyright and usage info


Great Grey Shrike
Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor koenigi)
Range: PAL, AF: widespread in Europe, Asia and n Africa
Fuerteventura, Tindaya, Canary Island, Spain  
 
Photograph by Andrej Chudy     Copyright and usage info


Grey-backed Fiscal
Grey-backed Fiscal (Lanius excubitoroides)
Range: AF: c, ne
Serengeti National Park, Mara, Tanzania  
 
Photograph by Allan Hopkins     Copyright and usage info


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Giant Grey Shrike (Lanius giganteus)
Range: PAL: c China
 



Emin's Shrike
Emin's Shrike (Lanius gubernator)
Range: AF: s Mali and n Ivory Coast to s South Sudan, n Uganda and ne DR Congo
Poli, Cameroon  
 
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.

Additional photo.

Northern Fiscal
Northern Fiscal (Lanius humeralis)
Range: AF: Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa s to Angola, se DR Congo, Zambia, Malawi and n Mozambique
Nairobi National Park, Kenya  
 
Photograph by Rainbirder (Steve Garvie)     Copyright and usage info


Isabelline Shrike
Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)
Range: PAL: c
Horsey, Great Britain  
 
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info


Loggerhead Shrike
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) Near Threatened
Range: NA, MA: widespread
Viera Wetlands, Florida, USA  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Mackinnon's Shrike
Mackinnon's Shrike (Lanius mackinnoni)
Range: AF: se Nigeria and Cameroon to nw Angola, ne Congo and n DR Congo to w Kenya and n Tanzania
Uganda  
 
Photograph by Stephen G. Davis   © All Rights Reserved.


Magpie Shrike
Magpie Shrike (Lanius melanoleucus)
Range: AF: c, e
Kruger National Park, South Africa  
 
Photograph by Graham Searll   © All Rights Reserved.


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Iberian Grey Shrike (Lanius meridionalis) Vulnerable
Range: PAL: s France and Iberian Pen.
 



Lesser Grey Shrike
Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor)
Range: PAL: s Europe to s Russia, s to Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan
Ndutu, Tanzania  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


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Sao Tome Fiscal (Lanius newtoni) Critically Endangered
Range: AF: São Tomé (sc Gulf of Guinea Is.)
 



Masked Shrike
Masked Shrike (Lanius nubicus) Female
Range: PAL: e Greece and Bulgaria through s Turkey to Israel and Iran
Saudi Arabia  
 
Photograph by Ammadoux   © All Rights Reserved.


Red-tailed Shrike
Red-tailed Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)
Range: OR: c Asia to Pakistan
Kuwait
  HBW describes a form ?karelini? with grey cap more similar to the Isabelline Wheatear
 
Photograph by Mohd Khorshed     Copyright and usage info

Red-tailed Shrike
Red-tailed Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)
Range: OR: c Asia to Pakistan
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  
 
Photograph by Ammadoux   © All Rights Reserved.

Red-tailed Shrike
Red-tailed Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides) Female
Range: OR: c Asia to Pakistan
Doho Springs, Ethiopia
  Note pale mask on female and immature.
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


Long-tailed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach)
Range: OR, AU: widespread, also Lesser Sundas and e New Guinea
Thailand  
 
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore)   © All Rights Reserved.


Woodchat Shrike
Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator senator) Male Near Threatened
Range: PAL: sw
Bulgaria  
 
Photograph by Steve Riall   © All Rights Reserved.

Woodchat Shrike
Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator niloticus) Female Near Threatened
Range: PAL: sw
Saudi Arabia  
 
Photograph by Ammadoux   © All Rights Reserved.


Somali Fiscal
Somali Fiscal (Lanius somalicus)
Range: AF: se South Sudan, c Ethiopia and Djibouti to ec Somalia and c Kenya
Soda Plains, Ethiopia  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


Souza's Shrike
Souza's Shrike (Lanius souzae)
Range: AF: c
Dzalanyama, Malawi  
 
Photograph by Peter R. Steward     Copyright and usage info


Chinese Grey Shrike
Chinese Grey Shrike (Lanius sphenocercus)
Range: PAL: e Mongolia, se Russia, ne China and n, c Korean Pen.
 
 
Photograph by Hiyashi Haka (Kevin Lin)     Copyright and usage info


Grey-backed Shrike
Grey-backed Shrike (Lanius tephronotus)
Range: PAL: Himalayas, c China
Thailand  
 
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore)   © All Rights Reserved.


Tiger Shrike
Tiger Shrike (Lanius tigrinus) Male
Range: PAL: se Siberia, e, ne China, Korean Pen. and Japan
Singapore  
 
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore)   © All Rights Reserved.

Tiger Shrike
Tiger Shrike (Lanius tigrinus) Female
Range: PAL: se Siberia, e, ne China, Korean Pen. and Japan
Singapore  
 
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore)   © All Rights Reserved.


Mountain Shrike
Mountain Shrike (Lanius validirostris validirostris)
Range: OR: montane n, s Philippines
Philippines  
 
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


Bay-backed Shrike
Bay-backed Shrike (Lanius vittatus)
Range: PAL: sc
India  
 
Photograph by Steve Riall   © All Rights Reserved.



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