Latin Etymology: Lanius ("to tear to pieces") cristatus ("crested")
Adult female Brown Shrike (subspecies L. c. cristatus) at Florican Grassland Reserve, Cambodia - February 2019
Featured Subspecies: Lanius cristatus cristatus
Weight: 27-37g/kg / Length: 17-20cm / Wingspan: 23cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
The Brown Shrike is the common shrike of East Asia, a bird that is fairly in keeping with the standard look of shrikes and unusually, a lot less colourful than the species found in Europe. It's a migratory species, breeding in the North of the continent and moving to the south, where I saw it - one in each of Cambodia and Singapore.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Laniidae
Genus: Lanius
SUBSPECIES: L. c. confusus, L. c. cristatus, L. c. lucionensis
- Sighting Locations -
SINGAPORE - A reasonably common Winter migrant.
- SINGAPORE/CAMBODIA 2019 TRIP: Single bird at Lower Pierce Reservoir.
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