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Long-tailed Shrike

Lanius schach

Description:

It is small for a grey shrike, but has a very long tail with rufous edges. The underparts are white, but with rufous flanks. The bill and legs are nearly black.

Habitat:

It is a common resident breeder throughout the Indomalayan ecozone from Kazakhstan, through Afghanistan, Pakistan, Indian peninsula except eastern states, to New Guinea, found on bushes in scrubby areas and cultivation. Winter visitor to southern areas such as southeast India and Sri Lanka.

Notes:

This bird was flying around in the open air giant panda enclosure at the panda breeding centre in Chengdu.

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7 Comments

Avinash Hindupur
Avinash Hindupur 11 years ago

This is race erythronotus.. we find them in Assam along with the tricolor (the Himalayan one)

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Nice group effort on this one. Thanks everyone!

Liam
Liam 11 years ago

Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach) is correct. Differentiated from Red-backed Shrikes by the black wings.

shekainah d. alaban
shekainah d. alaban 11 years ago

Yes I also agree with you guys , its more of a Long tailed shrike I think.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Yes... Agree with Noah Citizen.. Its lovely Shrike Bird...
Here is list of Shrike type birds... Dan this may help you to find correct ID...
http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php...

Noah Citizen
Noah Citizen 11 years ago

This is a Shrike for sure.
I would guess this is the Long-tailed Shrike (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-tailed...).

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

成都市 (Chengdu), Paracel Islands

Spotted on Dec 23, 2011
Submitted on Apr 23, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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