Brown Shrike
Lanius cristatus
Brown Shrikes inhabit open woodland edges, scrub, farmland, and grasslands across much of Asia. They hunt from exposed perches, dropping onto insects and small vertebrates with a swift attack. Their diet includes beetles, grasshoppers, small lizards, frogs, and occasionally small birds. Like other shrikes, they may impale surplus prey on thorns or barbed wire, creating a temporary food store.
- Type
- Wing / Stealth
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
- ?
- Brown Shrike