Shrikes (Laniidae)
Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach) - HBW 13, p. 781
French:
Pie-grièche schach
German: Schachwürger
Spanish:
Alcaudón Schach
Other common names: Black-headed/Black-capped/Schach Shrike,
Rufous-backed/Red-backed(!)/(Southern) Rufous-rumped Shrike;
Large-nosed Shrike (nasutus); Dusky Shrike (melanistic variant
“fuscatus”)
Taxonomy: Lanius schach
Linnaeus, 1758, “Canton area”, Guangdong, south-east
China.
Closely
allied with L. tephronotus, and formerly treated as
conspecific, but differs in morphology; moreover, the two are largely
sympatric and, although race lahulensis of L. tephronotus
sometimes considered to represent a hybrid population between them,
no definite proof of interbreeding. Mainland races tend to
intergrade; intermediates between erythronotus and tricolor
described as nigriceps. Other proposed races are formosae
(described from Taiwan) and hainanus (from Hainan I), but both
are considered inseparable from nomin.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Lanius schach
Linnaeus, 1758, “Canton area”, Guangdong, south-east
China.
Closely allied with L. tephronotus, and formerly treated as conspecific, but differs in morphology; moreover, the two are largely sympatric and, although race lahulensis of L. tephronotus sometimes considered to represent a hybrid population between them, no definite proof of interbreeding. Mainland races tend to intergrade; intermediates between erythronotus and tricolor described as nigriceps. Other proposed races are formosae (described from Taiwan) and hainanus (from Hainan I), but both are considered inseparable from nominate; name fuscatus, given to melanistic birds from SE China and Hainan, has no taxonomic significance. Nine subspecies currently recognized.
Closely allied with L. tephronotus, and formerly treated as conspecific, but differs in morphology; moreover, the two are largely sympatric and, although race lahulensis of L. tephronotus sometimes considered to represent a hybrid population between them, no definite proof of interbreeding. Mainland races tend to intergrade; intermediates between erythronotus and tricolor described as nigriceps. Other proposed races are formosae (described from Taiwan) and hainanus (from Hainan I), but both are considered inseparable from nominate; name fuscatus, given to melanistic birds from SE China and Hainan, has no taxonomic significance. Nine subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- erythronotus (Vigors, 1831) - breeds SE Kazakhstan, S Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, S Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan (except SW) E to N & NC India; probably also NE Iran.
- caniceps Blyth, 1846 - NC & peninsular India and N Sri Lanka.
- tricolor Hodgson, 1837 - Nepal and E India E to Myanmar, S China (S Xizang, Yunnan), N Laos and N Thailand.
- erythronotus (Vigors, 1831) - breeds SE Kazakhstan, S Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, S Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan (except SW) E to N & NC India; probably also NE Iran.
- caniceps Blyth, 1846 - NC & peninsular India and N Sri Lanka.
- tricolor Hodgson, 1837 - Nepal and E India E to Myanmar, S China (S Xizang, Yunnan), N Laos and N Thailand.
- schach Linnaeus, 1758 - C, S & SE China (including Hainan), Taiwan and N Vietnam (Tonkin and Annam).
- longicaudatus Ogilvie-Grant, 1902 - C, SE & S Thailand and S Laos, possibly also S Myanmar (Tenasserim).
- bentet Horsfield, 1821 - S Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, SE Borneo and Lesser Sunda Is (E to Timor).
- nasutus Scopoli, 1786 - Philippines (except Palawan and Sulu Is).
- suluensis (Mearns, 1905) - Sulu Archipelago (Jolo), in S Philippines.
- stresemanni Mertens, 1923 - E New Guinea (Huon Peninsula and adjacent hinterland, S slopes of mountains in SE).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird sitting on a plant. Locality Zhuhai, Guangdong, China (Southern)
Jeremiusz Trzaska 25 December 2010 2 years ago 40 sec 4.6 -
A male singing in a tree while looking around. Locality National Dong Hwa University, Shoufong, Hualien County, Taiwan (ssp schach)
Josep del Hoyo 24 April 2011 1 year ago 20 sec 4.5 -
A bird on the top of a bush, looking around. Locality Bach Ma National Park, Annam, Vietnam (ssp schach)
Josep del Hoyo 23 April 2008 4 years ago 29 sec 4.5 -
An adult on top of a hut Locality Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal (ssp tricolor)
Stefan Behrens 2001 6 years ago 23 sec 4.4 -
An adult on different branches Locality Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal (ssp tricolor)
Stefan Behrens 2001 6 years ago 21 sec 4.4 -
A bird perched and looking around Locality Luzon, Philippines (ssp nasutus)
Luc Fazio 12 February 2004 5 years ago 4 sec 4.3
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Bbs on a natural perch
Locality Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India
vinaydarbal 25 November 2010 2 years ago 4.7 -
With prey in beak.
Locality Dapoli, Ratnagiri District, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India
Aparna Jois 4 December 2012 20 weeks ago 4.3 -
Wonderful pose for me
Locality Singapore
Zahidi 48 weeks ago 4.3 -
colorful beauty in evening light
Locality Udaipur, Udaipur District, Rajasthan, India
Sharad Agrawal 30 November 2010 2 years ago 4.2 -
standing on wires
Locality Yunnan, China (Southern) (ssp tricolor)
Zhou Huaming 10 March 2010 3 years ago 4.2 -
A bird perched on a mango tree...
Locality West Bengal, India (ssp Tricolor)
Soumyadeep Chatterjee 97 26 January 2013 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4
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Variety of sweet and harsh calls Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
(ssp erythronotus)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 July 2005 3 years ago 4.5 -
Alarm calls by a female. Locality National Dong Hwa University, Shoufong, Hualien County, Taiwan
(ssp schach)
Josep del Hoyo 24 April 2011 1 year ago 4 -
One male singing. Locality National Dong Hwa University, Shoufong, Hualien County, Taiwan
(ssp schach)
Josep del Hoyo 24 April 2011 1 year ago 4 -
Song of one male. Locality National Dong Hwa University, Shoufong, Hualien County, Taiwan
(ssp schach )
Josep del Hoyo 24 April 2011 1 year ago 4 -
Several calls of a male.
Locality Mudumalai National Park, India
(ssp caniceps)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2009 3 years ago 4 -
Alarm calls Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
(ssp erythronotus)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2006 3 years ago 4
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