Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Shrikes :: Long-tailed Shrike

Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Black-headed Shrike, Rufous-backed Shrike, Philippine Shrike, Schach Shrike, Black-capped Shrike, Red-backed Shrike
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India - Dec 1, 2001 © Dave Behrens  India - Date unknown © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir, India - Date unknown © Dr. Bakshi Jehangir  Alma Ata, Kazakhstan - Apr, 2004 © Askar Isabekov  Lugovoe, Kazakhstan - Jun, 2004 © Askar Isabekov 
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Range

(1) Mid-mountain grasslands of e. and c. New Guinea w. to the Victor Emanuel Mountains and Huon Peninsula.
(2) Malaysia, Greater Sundas (Sumatra, n. Borneo, Java) and Lesser Sundas e. to Wetar, Kisar, and Timor.
(3) Sulu Archipelago.
(4) Philippines.
(5) E. and c. China, Taiwan, Hainan and n. Vietnam.
(6) C. Thailand.
(7) Himalayas of se. Tibet, e. India, Burma, Laos, and c. Vietnam.
(8) S. and w. India and Sri Lanka.
(9) S. Russian in Transcaspia, ne. Iran through s. Turkestan Tadzhikistan, Pakistan, and w. India.
Winters to New Guinea.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Hong Kong Birdwatching Society

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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