Bird group

Shrikes

34 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.

Bay-backed Shrike
Lanius vittatus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Bay-backed Shrike is a shrike of Europe, temperate Asia, and their seasonal wintering grounds. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping…

Brown Shrike
Lanius cristatus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Brown Shrike is a shrike of Europe, temperate Asia, and their seasonal wintering grounds. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping on…

Bull-headed Shrike
Lanius bucephalus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Bull-headed Shrike is a shrike of Europe, temperate Asia, and their seasonal wintering grounds. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping…

Burmese Shrike
Lanius collurioides
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Burmese Shrike is a shrike of Europe, temperate Asia, and their seasonal wintering grounds. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping on…

Chinese Gray Shrike
Lanius sphenocercus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Chinese Gray Shrike is a shrike of Europe, temperate Asia, and their seasonal wintering grounds. It hunts from exposed perches,…

Emin's Shrike
Lanius gubernator
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Emin's Shrike is a shrike of sub-Saharan African savanna, thorn scrub, and open woodland. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping on…

Giant Shrike
Lanius giganteus
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Giant Shrike is a shrike of sub-Saharan African savanna, thorn scrub, and open woodland. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping on…

Gray-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gray-backed Fiscal is a shrike of sub-Saharan African savanna, thorn scrub, and open woodland. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping…

Gray-backed Shrike
Lanius tephronotus
Least Concern≈ ~10K

The Gray-backed Shrike is a shrike of Europe, temperate Asia, and their seasonal wintering grounds. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping…

Great Gray Shrike
Lanius excubitor
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Great Gray Shrike is a shrike of Europe, temperate Asia, and their seasonal wintering grounds. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping…

Iberian Gray Shrike
Lanius meridionalis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Iberian Gray Shrike is a shrike of Europe, temperate Asia, and their seasonal wintering grounds. It hunts from exposed perches,…

Isabelline Shrike
Lanius isabellinus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Isabelline Shrike is a shrike of Europe, temperate Asia, and their seasonal wintering grounds. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping…

Lesser Gray Shrike
Lanius minor
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Lesser Gray Shrike is a shrike of Europe, temperate Asia, and their seasonal wintering grounds. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping…

Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Loggerhead Shrike is a shrike of North American open country, tundra, and seasonal wintering areas. It hunts from exposed perches,…

Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Long-tailed Fiscal is a shrike of sub-Saharan African savanna, thorn scrub, and open woodland. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping…

Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Long-tailed Shrike is a shrike of Europe, temperate Asia, and their seasonal wintering grounds. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping…

Mackinnon's Shrike
Lanius mackinnoni
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Mackinnon's Shrike is a shrike of sub-Saharan African savanna, thorn scrub, and open woodland. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping…

Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Magpie Shrike is a shrike of sub-Saharan African savanna, thorn scrub, and open woodland. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping on…

Masked Shrike
Lanius nubicus
Least Concern≈ 142K–600K

The Masked Shrike is a shrike of Europe, temperate Asia, and their seasonal wintering grounds. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping on…

Mountain Shrike
Lanius validirostris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Mountain Shrike is a shrike of sub-Saharan African savanna, thorn scrub, and open woodland. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping on…

Newton's Fiscal
Lanius newtoni
Critically Endangered≈ 50-250

The Newton's Fiscal is a shrike of Sao Tome and Principe in the Gulf of Guinea. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping on insects, small…

Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Northern Fiscal is a shrike of sub-Saharan African savanna, thorn scrub, and open woodland. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping on…

Northern Shrike
Lanius borealis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Northern Shrike is a shrike of North American open country, tundra, and seasonal wintering areas. It hunts from exposed perches,…

Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Red-backed Shrike is a shrike of Europe, temperate Asia, and their seasonal wintering grounds. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping…

Red-tailed Shrike
Lanius phoenicuroides
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Red-tailed Shrike is a shrike of Europe, temperate Asia, and their seasonal wintering grounds. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping…

Somali Fiscal
Lanius somalicus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Somali Fiscal is a shrike of sub-Saharan African savanna, thorn scrub, and open woodland. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping on…

Southern Fiscal
Lanius collaris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Southern Fiscal is a shrike of sub-Saharan African savanna, thorn scrub, and open woodland. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping on…

Souza's Shrike
Lanius souzae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Souza's Shrike is a shrike of sub-Saharan African savanna, thorn scrub, and open woodland. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping on…

Taita Fiscal
Lanius dorsalis
Vulnerable≈ 2.5K-10K

The Taita Fiscal is a shrike of sub-Saharan African savanna, thorn scrub, and open woodland. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping on…

Tiger Shrike
Tiger Shrike
Lanius tigrinus
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Tiger Shrike is a shrike of Europe, temperate Asia, and their seasonal wintering grounds. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping on…

White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus anguitimens
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-crowned Shrike is a shrike of sub-Saharan African savanna, thorn scrub, and open woodland. It hunts from exposed perches,…

White-rumped Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-rumped Shrike is a shrike of sub-Saharan African savanna, thorn scrub, and open woodland. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping…

Woodchat Shrike
Lanius senator
Near Threatened≈ 6M–9.6M

The Woodchat Shrike is a shrike of Europe, temperate Asia, and their seasonal wintering grounds. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping on…

Yellow-billed Shrike
Corvinella corvina
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Yellow-billed Shrike is a shrike of sub-Saharan African savanna, thorn scrub, and open woodland. It hunts from exposed perches,…