Burmese Shrike (Lanius collurioides)

Other Names (World)
Burmese Shrike, Myanmar Shrike, Chestnut-backed Shrike, Chestnut-rumped Shrike

Family
Laniidae (Shrikes)

Size
19 - 21 cm

First Described (Guide)
Lesson, 1834

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland, dry savanna. From sea-level - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, Cambodia (B), China (mainland), India, Laos (P), Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam (NB) (P).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (48)...)

Burmese Shrike (Lanius collurioides) [XC786430]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Tmatboey Community Managed Ecolodge (near Tmat Paeuy), Choam Ksant, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (call)

Burmese Shrike (Lanius collurioides) [XC892638]
by id from Jinlong Lake, Chongzuo, Guangxi, China (call)

Subspecies
Sometimes thought to form a superspecies with Bay-backed Shrike (Lanius vittatus), the two being separated geographically by R Brahmaputra.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

collurioides Lesson, 1834 - Breeds Myanmar (south to central Tenasserim), southern China (western and central Yunnan east to southern Guizhou and south-western Guangdong), north-western and western Thailand, Laos, eastern Cambodia and northern Vietnam.
nigricapillus Delacour, 1926 - South-central and southern Vietnam (southern from Da Lat Plateau).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Burmese Shrike (Lanius collurioides) - 10 files

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