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Brown Shrike / Lanius cristatus LC
- Synonyms Red-tailed Shrike, Rufous Red-tailed Shrike
Brown Shrikebird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
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Where to see Brown Shrike
- Breeding region Eurasia
- Breeding subregion c, e Russia, Mongolia, e China to Japan
- Non breeding region India to e China, Philippines, and e Indonesia
- Afghanistan
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- Canada
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Macao
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- North Korea
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
Brown Shrike subspecies (4)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanius cristatus confusus | e Mongolia, se Russia and ne China | Malay Pen., Sumatra and Philippines | No |
| Lanius cristatus cristatus | c, e Siberia and n Mongolia | India to Malay Pen. and Philippines | No |
| Lanius cristatus lucionensis | e China, Korean Pen. and s Japan | se China, Philippines, Borneo and Sulawesi | No |
| Lanius cristatus superciliosus | Sakhalin Is. (se Russia) and n, c Japan | se China and e Indochina to the Lesser Sundas | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bruinlaksman |
| Azerbaijani | Sibir alacöhrəsi, Sibir alaçöhrəsi |
| Basque | Antzandobi arre, Antzandobi arrea |
| Belarusian | Сібірскі грычун |
| Bengali | খয়রা লাটোরা |
| Bulgarian | Източна сврачка, Кафява сврачка |
| Catalan | capsigrany bru, Cueta blanca |
| Chinese | [he bolao], 红尾伯劳, 花虎伯劳, 褐伯劳, 小伯劳, [tu hu bolao], [hua hu bolao], 紅尾伯勞, [hong-wei bolao], 土虎伯劳, [xiao bolao] |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 紅尾伯勞, 红尾伯勞, 褐伯勞, 花虎伯勞, 小伯勞, 土虎伯勞 |
| Chuvash | Çĕпĕр шăланĕ |
| Croatian | smeđi svračak |
| Czech | Tuhýk hnedý, ťuhýk hnědý |
| Danish | Brun Tornskade |
| Dutch | Bruine Klauwier |
| Esperanto | Brunkrona lanio, Bruna lanio |
| Estonian | pruunõgija |
| Faroese | Mortyrningur |
| Finnish | Ruskolepinkäinen, siperianlepinkäinen, Idänpikkulepinkäinen, Idänpikkolepinkäinen |
| French | Pie-grièche brune, Pie-grièche à queue rousse, Pie-grièche à crete, Pie-grièche birmane |
| Frisian | Brune skatekster |
| Galician | Lavandeira branca, Picanzo castaño |
| Georgian | თეთრი ბოლოქანქალა |
| German | Rotschwanzwürger, Sibirischer Würger, Braunwürger, Rostschwanzwürger |
| Greek | Κασταvός αετoμάχoς, Καστανοκεφαλάς |
| Hebrew | חנקן חום |
| Hungarian | barna gébics |
| Icelandic | Brúnsvarri |
| Indonesian | Burung Bentet Coklat, Bentet coklat |
| Irish | Scréachán donn |
| Italian | Averla bruna |
| Japanese | アカモズ |
| Kashmiri | [Dobbai] |
| Kazakh | сібірлік тағанақ, Ала торғай, Сібір тағанақ, сібірлік қарқанақ, Сібір тағанағы |
| Korean | 노랑때까치 |
| Latvian | Rudā čakste, Sibīrijas čakste |
| Lithuanian | Kuoduotoji medšarkė, rudoji medšarkė, Sibirinė medšarkė |
| Macedonian | Кафеаво страче |
| Malay | Tirjup Coklat, Burung Tirjup Coklat, Burung Tirjup Padang, Burung Merbah, Burung Tirjup Tanah |
| Malayalam | തവിടന് ഷ്രൈക്ക്, തവിടൻ ഷ്രൈക്ക് |
| Maltese | kaċċamendula tal-Asja |
| Manx | Buitchoor dhone |
| Mongolian | улаавар сүүлт чогчиго, Ухаа дунхай, улаан сүүлт чогчиго, улавтар сүүлт чогчиго |
| Nepali | खैरो भÇाई |
| Northern Sami | Ruškesskirri |
| Norwegian | brunvarsler |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Brunvarslar |
| Polish | dzierzba brązowa, dzierzba brazowa, dzierzba syberyjska |
| Portuguese | picanço-castanho |
| Romanian | Sfrâncioc moţat |
| Russian | Сибирский жулан, Жулан сибирский, восточный жулан |
| Serbian | Smeđi svračak |
| Slovak | strakoš červenochvostý |
| Slovenian | sibirski srakoper |
| Spanish | Alcaudón Castaño, Lavandera Blanca, Alcaudón pardo |
| Swedish | brun törnskata |
| Tamil | வெள்ளை வாலாட்டி |
| Thai | นกอีเสือสีน้ำตาล |
| Turkish | Kahverengi Örümcekkuşu, Сібір тағанағы |
| Ukrainian | сорокопуд сибірський |
| Vietnamese | Chim Bách thanh mày trắng, Bách thanh nâu, Bách thanh mày trắng, Chim Bách thanh nâu |
| Welsh | Cigydd brown |











