Shrikes are known to impale prey on thorns or sharp broken branches. I have seen the Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus do this occasionally. On 21 December 2023 at the Malim […]
“Brown Shrikes Lanius cristatus have descended upon the city and made their presence very palpable this last week as they jostle (verbally) for territorial space. An adult female, possibly L. […]
Johnny Wee’s images of a Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) caching a frog was documented at Bididari sometime ago. As typical of such butcher birds, it impaled the prey onto a […]
Steven Cheong’s images, documented at Bidadari, shows a Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) that caught a frog and proceeded to impale it through a sharp broken branch. What these images show […]
“There is much variation to Brown Shrikes (Lanius cristatus) that’s makes sexing, age and sub-species identification a challenge at times, especially for adult females and first year birds. In addition […]
“I find that with Brown Shrikes (Lanius cristatus), the more I watch the less I know. My wife, a keen bird watcher, says that Browns Shrikes are confusing to her […]
“A Brown Shrike, possibly Lanius cristatus cristatus, in moult. Note tail. “Possibly an adult female but could be a 1st winter moulting into an adult.” Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS Ipoh, […]
“I am grateful to Mike Rose, a bird watching colleague based in Thailand, who first pointed out this feature on a twitter post. Although I have occasionally seen tomial teeth […]
Lai Y Yan recently documented a Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) feeding on a grasshopper at Morse Park in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The shrike somehow managed to lodge the grasshopper upright […]
Neo Ng’s image of a Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus), also known as Red-tailed Shrike, with a long slender Grass Lizard (Takydromus sp.) between its mandibles is shown below. Note that […]
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