Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Shrikes :: Brown Shrike

Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Japanese Shrike, Red-tailed Shrike
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Selangor, Malaysia - Sep 19, 2003 © Alister Benn  Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China - May 21, 2006 © Mark Harper 
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Range

(1) E. Asia in n. Mongolia, China (e, Inner Mongolia to e. Szechwan) to India.
Winters s. to ne. Africa and India.
(2) Ne. Asia s. to Kamchatka and Sakhalin Is.
Winters in Thailand and Malaya.
(3) E. China, Korea, and n. Japan.
Winters in the Sundas.
(4) China (s. Shensi, Hopeh, Fukien, Kiangsi dn Kwangsi), Philippines, n. Borneo, n. Sulawesi and n. Moluccas.
Winters in s. China, Taiwan and Hainan.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Biological Research Information Center, BRIC of Korea

References

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

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