Burmese Shrike (Lanius collurioides) [XC125365]
by Somkiat Pakapinyo (Chai) from Central Da L\u1ea1t, Lam Dong, Vietnam (alarm call)
Burmese Shrike (Lanius collurioides) [XC19622]
by Frank Lambert from Doi Chiang Dao, Thailand (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).