Species profile
Red-tailed Shrike
Lanius phoenicuroides
Quick answer
Iran to Pakistan, s Kazakhstan and extreme w China (w Xinjiang)
- Scientific name
- Lanius phoenicuroides
- Family
- Laniidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Lanius
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Red-tailed Shrike in your journal
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