Tiger Shrike

Lanius tigrinus Drapiez, 1828

Tiger Shrike, Lanius tigrinus, is a shrike of the family Laniidae that breeds in the Palearctic, from south-eastern Siberia through eastern and north-eastern China, the Korean Peninsula and Japan. Outside the breeding season it moves to south-east Asia and the Greater Sundas. It is a small passerine first described by Drapiez in 1828. Its upperparts show a tiger-like pattern, with reddish-brown tones crossed by dark bars. Adult males have white underparts, a grey head and a black mask, while females and young birds are duller and browner.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Laniidae — Shrikes

Breeding range

Palearctic: se Siberia, e, ne China, Korean Pen. and Japan

Nonbreeding range

se Asia to the Greater Sundas