Lanius cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 - Brown Shrike

Subspecies in India

This is also known as the Philippine Shrike (L. c. lucionensis) and the Japanese Shrike (L. c. superciliosus).
 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands1
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh1
Assam1
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh1
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka221
Kerala21111
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh11
Maharashtra1111
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal41233
Total762324343

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Lanius cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 – Brown Shrike. In Satose, V., A. Bayani, V. Ramachandran, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.17. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://birdsofindia.org/lanius-cristatus, accessed 2025/04/24.