Bay-backed Shrike (Lanius vittatus)

Family
Laniidae (Shrikes)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
Valenciennes, 1826

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry and moist shrubland, hot desert, arable land, pastureland. From sea-level - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Afghanistan (B), India, Iran [Islamic Republic of], Nepal, Pakistan, Qatar, Turkmenistan.

Vagrant to Bhutan, Oman, United Arab Emirates.

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 (20)...)

Bay-backed Shrike (Lanius vittatus) [XC95174]
by Lakshmikant Rajaram Neve from saldi pond, India (call)

Bay-backed Shrike (Lanius vittatus) [XC44922]
by Andrew Mascarenhas from Masinagudi, Tamil Nadu, India (song)

Subspecies
Sometimes thought to form a superspecies with Burmese Shrike (Lanius collurioides), the two being separated geographically by R Brahmaputra. Other studies suggest close relationship either with Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) on basis of coloration or with Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus). Also resembles Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor) in territorial flight display and Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach) in vocalizations. Subspecies intergrade in eastern Pakistan (north-western Punjab and Sind).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

nargianus Vaurie, 1955 - Breeds south-eastern Turkmenistan, south-eastern Iran (Hormuzgan, Sistan and Baluchistan, probably also Khorasan), Afghanistan and Pakistan (Baluchistan east to Sind and Punjab).
vittatus Valenciennes, 1826 - Southern and eastern Pakistan, Kashmir, India (except northern and north-east) and southern Nepal.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Bay-backed Shrike (Lanius vittatus) - 10 files

More Information

BirdLife International

For more information about the Bay-backed Shrike see... Show Articles

BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Articles about the Bay-backed Shrike

If you would like to read any articles about the Bay-backed Shrike...

Show Articles (0)

No Pictures of Bay-backed Shrike

If Birdpedia has no pictures of Bay-backed Shrike or you would like to see more, then try the following...

Show External Images from BING

From BING (10)

No Videos of Bay-backed Shrike

If Birdpedia has no videos of Bay-backed Shrike or you would like to see more, then try the following..

Show External Videos

From BING (0)