“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 in shrikes, I had not questioned its relevance. “Tomial ‘teeth’ … Continued
“I noticed that in the vast majority of instances, even when perched on different branches, that the Tiger Shrike (Lanius tigrinus) I posted yesterday favours the left foot, keeping the right tucked away (above). “I at first though it was … Continued
Neelu Pilania came across a Tiger Shrike (Lanius tigrinus) at Satay by the Bay, having seen this shrike mostly in Bidadari and MacRitchie. The shrike had just caught her prey, a lizard, that was still alive and thrashing about. The … Continued
“The Tiger Shrike (Lanius tigrinus) was also seen at the seeding bamboo thicket often but food source uncertain. I suspect just a convenient perch or attracted by presence of many other birds. “First winter bird.” Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS Ipoh, … Continued
Johnny Wee’s images of a Tiger Shrike (Lanius tigrinus) casting a pellet capture the process from start to finish. As the shrike widens its gape as if to vomit, its tongue is exposed (above). Immediately after, the first sign of … Continued
“From Wikipedia, the Tiger Shrike (Lanius tigrinus), also known as Thick-billed Shrike, is a small passerine bird which belongs to the genus Lanius in the shrike family, Laniidae. As Lanius is derived from the Latin word for butcher, shrikes are … Continued
The Kenidai (Bridelia tomentosa) is a smallish tree commonly found in secondary forests (above). It has small, rounded, green fruits that ripen black. These fruits are clustered along the fruiting branch. In January 2014 Chan Yoke Meng and Melinda Chan … Continued
