Fig 1 : Long-tailed Shrike
Fig 2 : Long-tailed Shrike - sub-adult
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Fig 3 : Brown Shrike - male
Fig 4 : Brown Shrike - female
Fig 5 : Brown Shrike - sub-adult
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Fig 6 : Tiger Shrike - male
Fig 7 : Tiger Shrike - female
Fig 8 : Tiger Shrike - sub-adult
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Small, insectivorous
birds of the Laniidae family. Their sharp, hooked bills help to grip
struggling prey which are sometimes impaled on thorns for later consumption.
Many shrikes are regular migrants to Southeast Asia during the northern
winter.
Link: Wikipedia
Fig 1 :
Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach
Location : Ipoh, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Grassland, with scattered shrubs and young trees. Fig
2 :
Long-tailed Shrike
- sub-adult
Lanius schach
Location : Ipoh, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Grassland, with scattered shrubs and young trees.
Fig 3 :
Brown Shrike -
male
Lanius cristatus
Location : Ipoh, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Grassland, with scattered shrubs and young trees.
Fig 4 :
Brown Shrike -
female
Lanius cristatus
Location : Kranji, Singapore
Habitat : Grassland
Fig 5 :
Brown Shrike -
sub-adult
Lanius cristatus
Location : West Coast, Singapore
Habitat : Grassland
Notes : Consuming a
Brahminy Blind Snake
Ramphotyphlops braminus.
Fig 6 :
Tiger Shrike - male
Lanius tigrinus
Location : Gunung Arong, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Lowland forest
Fig 7 :
Tiger Shrike - female
Lanius tigrinus
Location : Fraser's Hill, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Lower montane, primary rainforest
Fig 8 :
Tiger Shrike -
sub-adult
Lanius tigrinus
Location : Sungei Buloh, Singapore
Habitat : Mangrove
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