Shrikes (Laniidae)
Grey-backed Shrike (Lanius tephronotus) - HBW 13, p. 782
French:
Pie-grièche du Tibet
German: Tibetwürger
Spanish:
Alcaudón Tibetano
Other common names: Tibetan Shrike
Taxonomy: Collurio
tephronotus Vigors, 1831, Himalayas = near Darjeeling, India.
Closely
allied with L. schach, and formerly treated as conspecific,
but differs in morphology; moreover, the two species are largely
sympatric and, although race lahulensis sometimes considered
to represent a hybrid population between them, no definite proof of
interbreeding. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- lahulensis Koelz, 1950 - breeds N Kashmir E to CN India (Uttaranchal Pradesh), and probably SW China (W Xizang).
- tephronotus (Vigors, 1831) - breeds Nepal E to NE India (Arunachal Pradesh), and C & S China (S Gansu, Ningxia and E Shaanxi S to SE Qinghai, S & E Xizang, SE Yunnan and C Guizhou); non-breeding also S to Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Indochina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Bird in top of a small tree in the morning light Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand
Eldert Groenewoud 22 February 2009 2 years ago 36 sec 4.3 -
Bird at short distance in a tree Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand
Eldert Groenewoud 22 February 2009 2 years ago 36 sec 4.3 -
A bird calling alarmed on a treetop Locality Nangqian Forest Reserve, Qinghai, China (Northern) (ssp tephronotus)
John Gregory 2 August 2002 4 years ago 13 sec 4 -
A bird perched along the road. Locality Doi Lang, North Western Thailand, Thailand
Yoel Jimenez 8 December 2010 1 year ago 7 sec 3.7 -
a bird on a stick Locality Doi Inthanon National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp tephronotus)
Daniêl Jimenez 20 December 2010 1 year ago 22 sec 3.2 -
A bird perched in a tree and flying to a higher perch at the end. Locality Pangot, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (ssp tephronotus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 February 2008 2 years ago 28 sec 3
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Grey-backed Shrike, Vagrant, Happy Island, Laoting, China May 2006 I think?
Locality Happy Island, Hebei, China (Northern)
Mark Andrews 16 May 2006 2 years ago 3.7 -
Frontal view of bird perched on a branch with head turned to side. Back not clearly in view - species distinction uncertain.
Locality Makunda Hospital, Cachar District, Assam, India
Vijay Anand Ismavel 31 March 2010 1 year ago 3.4 -
Grey-backed Shrike, Vagrant, Happy Island, Laoting, China May 2006 I think?
Locality Happy Island, Hebei, China (Northern)
Mark Andrews 16 May 2006 2 years ago 3.3 -
Shrike just came by and sat on stump.
Locality Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
Hermes 23 January 2011 44 weeks ago 2.4
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Bird calling from a shrub alongside a lock Locality Three Gorges Dam, Hubei, China (Northern)
(ssp tephronotus)
Joe Angseesing 16 September 2007 2 years ago 1
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