The definitive work on shrikes – a beautiful book that will be treasured by birders and professional ornithologists alike.
Everyone loves shrikes. Beautiful, colourful, often fearless hunters of large insects and small vertebrates, shrikes are among the most prized of all avian groups by birders. And while the one resident species in the UK is now more or less extinct (and the other European species are rare winter visitors), shrikes are common throughout the rest of the northern hemisphere, with a large number of species.
This is a second edition of Norbert Lefranc's Shrikes. It is fully updated from the superb 1997 edition, with detailed maps to accompany the authoritative text, along with hundreds of high-class photos showcasing racial and ageing differences. The exceptional plates are by Tim Worfolk.
Author(s): Norbert Lefranc
Series: Helm Identification Guides
Publisher: Helm
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 336
City: London
Cover
Half-title
Title
Copyright
Contents
Dedication
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Style and Layout of the Book
Taxonomy and Relationships
A Brief Historical Approach
True Shrike Systematics
Overview of the Genus Lanius
Overview of the Genus Eurocephalus
Colour Plates
Species Accounts
Masked Shrike: Lanius nubicus
Lesser Grey Shrike: Lanius minor
Woodchat Shrike: Lanius senator
Yellow-billed Shrike: Lanius corvinus
Magpie Shrike: Lanius melanoleucus
Long-tailed Fiscal: Lanius cabanisi
Grey-backed Fiscal: Lanius excubitoroides
Newton’s Fiscal: Lanius newtoni
Northern Fiscal: Lanius humeralis
Southern Fiscal: Lanius collaris
Souza’s Shrike: Lanius souzae
Emin’s Shrike: Lanius gubernator
Mackinnon’s Shrike: Lanius mackinnoni
Tiger Shrike: Lanius tigrinus
Long-tailed Shrike: Lanius schach
Brown Shrike: Lanius cristatus
Grey-backed Shrike: Lanius tephronotus
Bull-headed Shrike: Lanius bucephalus
Mountain Shrike: Lanius validirostris
Isabelline Shrike: Lanius isabellinus
Red-backed Shrike: Lanius collurio
Turkestan Shrike: Lanius phoenicuroides
Burmese Shrike: Lanius collurioides
Bay-backed Shrike: Lanius vittatus
Taita Fiscal: Lanius dorsalis
Somali Fiscal: Lanius somalicus
Great Grey Shrike: Lanius excubitor
Loggerhead Shrike: Lanius ludovicianus
Northern Shrike: Lanius borealis
Iberian Grey Shrike: Lanius meridionalis
Chinese Grey Shrike: Lanius sphenocercus
Giant Grey Shrike: Lanius giganteus
White-rumped Shrike: Eurocephalus rueppelli
White-crowned Shrike: Eurocephalus anguitimens
Bibliography
Index
