Summary ²

Shrikes (/ʃraɪk/) are carnivorous passerine birds of the family Laniidae. The family is composed of thirty-one species in four genera. They are fairly closely related to the bush-shrike family Malaconotidae.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Dr. Raju Kasambe, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Long-tailed_Shrike_Lanius_schach_by_Dr._Raju_Kasambe_DSCN8981_(92).jpg
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laniidae

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