Scientific Name: Lanius cristatus
Malay Name: Tirjup Biasa
Chinese Name: 红尾伯劳
Range: Found from Siberia, Northeast China, Northern Japan to Korea, wintering to the Indian Subcontinent, Southern China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.
Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: cristatus, confusus, lucionensis, superciliosus.
Local Subspecies: cristatus, confusus, lucionensis, superciliosus
Size: 19-20.5 cm
Identification: Individuals of subspecies confusus are brown overall, have chestnut-wash flanks, dark black eye-stripe and thin white supercilium. L. cristatus lucionensis shows a slate-grey supercilium and crown with a dark black eye-stripe. L. c. superciliosus shows a brownish-red nape and mantle, thicker and white supercilium and a very strongly contrasting black eyestripe. L. c. cristatus is very similar to confusus.
Similar looking species: Tiger Shrike, Long-tailed Shrike, Large Woodshrike
Habitat: Open and non-forest habitats like parks and grasslands.
Behaviour/Ecology: Feeds on insects, reptiles, small birds and rodents. Prefers more open habitats while Tiger Shrike prefers more wooded areas.
Local Status: Common migrant
Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2016)
Location: Any patch of suitable habitat.
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Featured reports: Jul 2023
Migrant bar chart (see more bar charts):
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Brown Shrike)
References:
BirdLife International. (2016). Lanius cristatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705011A93995637.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023
Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
Wells, D. R. (1999). The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula (Vol. 1). Academic Press, London.
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Brown Shrike. Retrieved on November 1, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/brown-shrike.