? Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae
Genera
Lanius Eurocephalus Corvinella

A shrike is a passerine bird of the family Laniidae which is known for its habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns, so that it can tear them into smaller, more conveniently-sized fragments. loggerhead shrike Public domain from USFWA File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Binomial name Lanius ludovicianus Linnaeus, 1766 The Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) is a passerine bird of the shrike family. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Agnotozoa Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (parasitic to flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Many - see section below. ... Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ... Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ... Orders Many - see section below. ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Agnotozoa Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (parasitic to flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Raised thorns on the stem of the wait-a-bit climber Thorns on rose stems A spine is a rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell, or plant, presumably serving as a defense against attack by predators. ...

A typical shrike's beak is hooked, like a bird of prey, reflecting its predatory nature. Orders Accipitriformes     Cathartidae     Pandionidae     Accipitridae     Sagittariidae Falconiformes     Falconidae A bird of prey or raptor is a bird that hunts its food, especially one that preys on mammals or other birds. ...

Numerous species of shrike are present on all continents except South America and Australia, the large majority belonging to the single genus Lanius. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

Shrikes are also known as "butcher birds" because of their habit of keeping a "larder" of corpses. (Note that the butcherbirds of Australasia are not shrikes, although they occupy a similar ecological niche.) Species The butcherbirds are crow-like birds in the genus Cracticus native to Australasia. ... The word ecology is often used in common parlance as a synonym for the natural environment or environmentalism. ...

Species of Laniidae

• Tiger Shrike, Lanius tigrinus
• Bull-headed Shrike, Lanius bucephalus
• Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
• Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
• Brown Shrike, Lanius cristatus
• Burmese Shrike, Lanius collurioides
• Emin's Shrike, Lanius gubernator
• Souza's Shrike, Lanius souzae
• Bay-backed Shrike, Lanius vittatus
• Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
• Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
• Mountain Shrike or Grey-capped Shrike, Lanius validirostris
• Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
• Loggerhead Shrike, Lanius ludovicianus
• Great Grey Shrike or Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor
• Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
• Chinese Grey Shrike, Lanius sphenocercus
• Grey-backed Fiscal, Lanius excubitoroides
• Long-tailed Fiscal, Lanius cabanisi
• Taita Fiscal, Lanius dorsalis
• Somali Fiscal, Lanius somalicus
• Mackinnon's Shrike, Lanius mackinnoni
• Common Fiscal, Lanius collaris
• Newton's Fiscal, Lanius newtoni
• Uhehe Shrike, Lanius marwitzi
• Woodchat Shrike, Lanius senator
• Masked Shrike, Lanius nubicus
• Yellow-billed Shrike, Corvinella corvina
• Magpie Shrike, Corvinella melanoleuca
• White-rumped Shrike, Eurocephalus rueppelli
• White-crowned Shrike, Eurocephalus anguitimens

Other species, popularly called "shrikes," are in the families: Binomial name Lanius tigrinus (Drapiez, 1828) The Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus is a small passerine bird which belongs to the shrike family. ... Binomial name Lanius collurio Linnaeus, 1758 The Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) is a member of the shrike family Laniidae. ... Binomial name Lanius isabellinus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833 The Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus is a member of the shrike family Laniidae. ... Binomial name Lanius cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 The Brown Shrike, Lanius cristatus, is a small passerine bird in the shrike family. ... Binomial name Lanius vittatus Valenciennes, 1826 The Bay-backed Shrike, Lanius vittatus, is a member of the bird family Laniidae, the shrikes. ... Binomial name Lanius schach Linnaeus, 1758 The Long-tailed Shrike, Lanius schach, is a member of the bird family Laniidae, the shrikes. ... Binomial name Lanius minor Gmelin, 1788 The Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor) is a member of the shrike family Laniidae. ... Binomial name Lanius ludovicianus Linnaeus, 1766 The Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) is a passerine bird of the shrike family. ... Binomial name Lanius excubitor Linnaeus, 1758 The Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor) is a member of the shrike family. ... Binomial name Lanius meridionalis Temminck, 1820 The Southern Grey Shrike (Lanius meridionalis) is a member of the shrike family. ... Binomial name Lanius collaris Linnaeus, 1766 The Common Fiscal (Lanius collaris) is a member of the shrike family. ... Binomial name Lanius senator Linnaeus, 1758 The Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator) is a member of the shrike family Laniidae. ... Binomial name Lanius nubicus Lichtenstein, 1823 The Masked Shrike, Lanius nubicus, is a member of the shrike family Laniidae. ... Binomial name Corvinella corvina (Shaw, 1809) The Yellow-billed Shrike (Corvinella corvina) is a small passerine bird in the shrike family. ...

• Prionopidae, helmet shrikes.
• Malaconotidae, puffback shrikes, bush shrikes, tchagras and boubous.
• Campephagidae, cuckoo-shrikes.

The Prionopidae and Malaconotidae are quite closely related to the Laniidae, and were included in the shrike family. The cuckoo-shrikes are not closely related to the true shrikes. Genus Prionops Tephrodornis Philentoma The helmetshrikes are smallish passerine bird species. ... Genus Nilaus Dryoscopus Tchagra Laniarius Rhodophoneus Telophorus Malaconotus The bushshrikes are smallish passerine bird species. ... Genus Nilaus Dryoscopus Tchagra Laniarius Rhodophoneus Telophorus Malaconotus The bushshrikes are smallish passerine bird species. ... Genera Coracina Campochaera Lalage Campephaga Pericrocotus Hemipus The cuckoo-shrikes are small to medium-sized passerine bird species found in the subtropical and tropical Africa, Asia and Australasia. ...

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Category:Laniidae