11-12-2015 BAGAN, MYANMAR - BURMESE SHRIKE (Lanius collurioides)

The Burmese shrike (Lanius collurioides) is a species of bird in the family Laniidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

11-12-2015 BAGAN, MYANMAR - BURMESE SHRIKE (Lanius cristatus)

The Burmese shrike (Lanius collurioides) is a compact, beautifully colored predatory songbird belonging to the shrike family (Laniidae). Like other shrikes, it is often nicknamed the "butcher bird" due to its distinct habit of impaling prey on sharp thorns or barbed wire to store as a "larder".

Key Characteristics

• Appearance: Measuring around 19 to 21 cm, males feature a striking slaty-gray crown, a broad black facial mask, a rich brick-red/rufous-chestnut back, and white underparts. Females are slightly duller, and juveniles exhibit a barred appearance.

• Behavior: It is a territorial hunter that watches for movement from exposed perches. Its calls consist of musical, varied notes mixed with harsh, noisy chatters

11-12-2015 BAGAN, MYANMAR - BURMESE SHRIKE (Lanius collurioides)

The Burmese shrike (Lanius collurioides) is a species of bird in the family Laniidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Compact shrike of forest edges and openings, as well as well-wooded parks and plantations, from lowlands up into mountains. Quite colorful, with a brick-red back, dark gray crown, and broad black mask, but can be difficult to spot when on well-shaded perches below the canopy. Long-tailed Shrike and Tiger Shrike can be similarly colored, but the former is much larger with a noticeably longer tail, and the latter has a paler gray crown and prominent dark barring. Song quitemusical, consisting of varied musical notes and noisy chatters. Call is a repetitive dry chatter: “tchchchchch.”

The Burmese shrike (Lanius collurioides) is a species of bird in the family Laniidae.