Shrikes (Laniidae)
Bay-backed Shrike (Lanius vittatus) - HBW 13, p. 780
French:
Pie-grièche à bandeau
German: Rotschulterwürger
Spanish: Alcaudón
Dorsicastaño
Taxonomy: Lanius
vittatus Valenciennes, 1826, Pondicherry, India.
Sometimes
thought to form a superspecies with L. collurioides, the two
being separated geographically by R Brahmaputra. Other studies
suggest close relationship either with L. collurio on basis of
coloration or with L. cristatus; also resembles L. minor
in territorial flight display and L. schach in vocalizations.
Races intergrade in E Pakistan (NW Punjab and Sind). Two subspecies
recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- nargianus Vaurie, 1955 - breeds SE Turkmenistan, SE Iran (Hormuzgan, Sistan and Baluchistan, probably also Khorasan), Afghanistan and Pakistan (Baluchistan E to Sind and Punjab).
- vittatus Valenciennes, 1826 - S & E Pakistan, Kashmir, India (except N & NE) and S Nepal.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male perched and looking around. Locality Bodi Mettu, Theni District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp vittatus)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2009 3 years ago 35 sec 4.3 -
A male perched in a tree, emiting alarm calls, turning around and flying away. Locality Moti Virani, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (ssp vittatus)
Josep del Hoyo 16 February 2011 1 year ago 22 sec 4 -
A male eating a prey in a tree. Locality Bodi Mettu, Theni District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp vittatus)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2009 3 years ago 1 min 1 sec 4 -
A male on a cactus and flying to a bush. Locality Bodi Mettu, Theni District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp vittatus)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2009 3 years ago 49 sec 3.8 -
A male perched on the top of a bush. Locality Bodi Mettu, Theni District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp vittatus)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2009 3 years ago 47 sec 3.5 -
A bird perched Locality Fulay, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (ssp vittatus)
Ron Hoff 7 February 2008 5 years ago 16 sec 3.5
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A bird in side profile
Locality Tamil Nadu, India (ssp vittatus)
vasanthan.p.j 28 December 2009 3 years ago 4.4 -
Hook-tipped bill, grey and white head with broad black band across forehead and backward through the eyes. Chestnut maroon back.
Locality Gujarat, India
Mohamed Samsoor Ali 7 February 2013 9 weeks ago 4 -
Bay Backed Shrike
Locality Rawatbhata, Chittorgarh District, Rajasthan, India
devkinandan 9 January 2011 2 years ago 4 -
Perched on Acacia branch
Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India
jugal Tiwari 7 January 2008 2 years ago 4 -
A bird perched
Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp vittatus)
vasanthan.p.j 28 January 2012 1 year ago 3.8 -
Bay-backed Shrike
Locality Bhuj, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
drpankajmaheria 16 December 2012 16 weeks ago 3.7
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A male emiting alarm calls. Locality Moti Virani, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
(ssp vittatus)
Josep del Hoyo 16 February 2011 1 year ago 4 -
Alarm Calls Locality Rajasthan, India
(ssp vittatus)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 April 2005 3 years ago 4 -
Courtship Display calls Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 April 2006 3 years ago 3 -
Alarm calls Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 20 December 2009 3 years ago 3
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