Red-tailed shrike
Species of bird
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The red-tailed shrike or Turkestan shrike[2] (Lanius phoenicuroides) is a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered conspecific with the isabelline shrike and the red-backed shrike.
| Red-tailed shrike | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Laniidae |
| Genus: | Lanius |
| Species: | L. phoenicuroides |
| Binomial name | |
| Lanius phoenicuroides (Schalow, 1875) | |
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Breeding range of Lanius (isabellinus) phoenicuroides
Breeding range of Lanius isabellinus
Overwintering range | |
Description
The plumage is a sandy colour. It has a red tail.[3]
Range
The red-tailed shrike breeds in south Siberia and Central Asia.
Habits
Gallery
At the Zambezi river, Mozambique
Eggs MHNT
Cuculus canorus in a clutch of Lanius phoenicuroides - MHNT
