Long-tailed Shrike

Lanius schach - Pie-grièche schach

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Laniidés
Genus
:
Lanius
Species
:
schach

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 25 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 50 à 53 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach) is a species of bird in the Laniidae family.

Subspecific information 9 subspecies

Lanius schach schach (c and se China to n Vietnam)
Lanius schach erythronotus (s Kazakhstan to ne Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and nc India)
Lanius schach caniceps (w, c and s India, Sri Lanka)
Lanius schach tricolor (Nepal and e India through Myanmar and s China to n Laos and n Thailand)
Lanius schach longicaudatus (c and se Thailand, s Laos)
Lanius schach bentet (Malay Pen. to the Lesser Sundas)
Lanius schach nasutus (Philippines. except Sulu Arch..)
Lanius schach suluensis (Sulu Arch.. sw Philippines.)
Lanius schach stresemanni (e New Guinea)

Foreign names

Pie-grièche schach,
Alcaudón schach,
picanço-rabilongo,
Schachwürger,
hosszúfarkú gébics,
Langstaartklauwier,
Averla dorsorossiccio,
rostgumpad törnskata,
Rustvarsler,
strakoš dlhochvostý,
ťuhýk královský,
Langhalet Tornskade,
ruskoperälepinkäinen,
escorxador cuallarg,
Ránsvarri,
dzierzba zmienna,
garastes čakste,
orientalski srakoper,
Длиннохвостый сорокопут,
Bentet kelabu,
タカサゴモズ,
棕背伯劳,
นกอีเสือหัวดำ,
棕背伯勞,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Desert : Temperate ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas