Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Brown shrike (Lanius cristatus). The brown shrike (Lanius cristatus) is a bird in the shrike family that is found mainly in Asia. Like most other shrikes, it has a distinctive black "bandit-mask" through the eye and is found mainly in open scrub habitats, where it perches on the tops of thorny bushes in search of prey.

The brown shrike is a migratory species and ringing studies show that they have high fidelity to their wintering sites, often returning to the same locations each winter. They begin establishing wintering territories shortly after arrival and their loud chattering or rattling calls are distinctive. More... indianbirds.thedynamicnature.com

Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Laniidae
Genus: Lanius
Species: L. cristatus

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