List of Birds of Great Britain

Shrikes

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Laniidae

Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A typical shrike's beak is hooked, like a bird of prey. There are about 30 species worldwide, 9 in Britain.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Brown Shrike	Lanius cristatus	A rare vagrant
Isabelline Shrike	Lanius isabellinus	A rare vagrant
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio	A scarce passage migrant, occasional breeder
Long-tailed Shrike	Lanius schach	A rare vagrant
Lesser Grey Shrike	Lanius minor	A rare vagrant
Great Grey Shrike	Lanius excubitor	A scarce winter visitor
Southern Grey Shrike	Lanius meridionalis	A rare vagrant
Woodchat Shrike	Lanius senator	A rare vagrant
Masked Shrike	Lanius nubicus	A rare vagrant