Philippine Brown Shrike

Just one more comment Jolly, please do not copy/paste excerpts from other websites into the text fields, you should use the reference fields for that purpose.
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Thanks Malcolm Wilton-Jones for the ID.

Joshua, you did not come up with that identification therefore you should not be making an ID suggestion. You thought it was something else, you were told why it was wrong. Malcolm identified this bird, not you.

Thank you immensely! It's crazy how different subspecies can be. I really appreciate your research.

Lanius schach nasutus, the Long-tailed Shrike of the Philippines has an all-black head but this bird does not. It also has a longer tail than this one.
This one does look very like Lanius cristatus lucionensis, the Philippine Brown Shrike.

It's not a Tiger, Brown, or Mountain Shrike because of the long tail, rufous coloration far up the body, and black "mask".

Or a Red-backe shrike (Lanius collurio). Any expert on bird Identification? Help needed. Thanks SukanyaDatta and Achmad Ridha Junaid for the info.

It looks like Brown Shike (Lanius cristatus)

This is a Shrike.

Thanks Hema. I never thought you would notice my absence. Just got busy taking care of my ageing mother.

welcome back!