Tiger Shrike

How to identify

Field marks

1. Back, rump and scapulars reddish-brown with black barring
2. Male has a black forehead and mask
3. Male has a gray crown and nape
4. Bill thick and blue-black

Male, female and young

Female is darker and more rufous, with a smaller black mask and a narrow white stripe above the eye; juvenile lacks gray and black on the head and has dark, scale-like markings on the body.

Voice

Song is melodious and lilting; also gives harsh calls, including a loud, repeated territorial call, quacking alarm calls and softer trills.

Similar species

Brown Shrike

Brown Shrike is larger, with a longer tail and a more slender bill; adult has a rufous crown and nape, a plain rufous back and a white stripe above the eye.

Bull-headed Shrike

Bull-headed Shrike is also larger and longer-tailed; adult has a reddish-brown crown and nape, and male has a white wing patch.

Burmese Shrike

Burmese Shrike is slimmer and longer-tailed, with a white wing patch and a plain chestnut back.

Where and when it's recorded

Tiger Shrike has been recorded at 537 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 11 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. BidadariSingapore512 records
2. Man Nai IslandThailand301 records
3. Nanhui DongtanChina294 records

Countries and regions with the most records

SingaporeChinaMalaysiaThailandSouth KoreaIndonesiaVietnamCambodia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The tiger shrike or thick-billed shrike (Lanius tigrinus) is a small passerine bird which belongs to the genus Lanius in the shrike family, Laniidae. It is found in wooded habitats across eastern Asia. It is a shy, often solitary bird which is less conspicuous than most other shrikes.

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