Shrike

/ʃraɪk/
noun

A type of bird that eats insects and small animals.

I saw a shrike sitting on the tree branch, it caught an insect and quickly consumed it.
Visual representation of "shrike" - A type of bird that eats insects and small animals.

Often appears as...

  • loggerhead shrike
  • shrike bird
noun

A type of bird that eats insects and small animals.

I saw a shrike sitting on the tree branch, it caught an insect and quickly consumed it.
Visual representation of "shrike" - A type of bird that eats insects and small animals.

Often appears as...

  • loggerhead shrike
  • shrike bird
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Predatory Behavior

Shrikes are known for impaling their prey on thorns or barbed wire.

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The shrike skewered a beetle onto a thorn before eating it.
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Distinctive Habitat

Shrikes often live in open habitats, like grasslands and savannas.

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In the grasslands, shrikes are commonly seen perched on high vantage points.
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Not a Songbird

Despite their small size and bird song, shrikes are aggressive predators.

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That small bird singing on the fence is actually a fierce shrike.
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Video examples

Safari Live - Day 316 PIPE...

nice red back shot let's see if you can hear it quite often those sounds will be it's an alarm call from the shrike trying to indicate maybe there was a mongoose

Video examples

Safari Live - Day 316 PIPE...

nice red back shot let's see if you can hear it quite often those sounds will be it's an alarm call from the shrike trying to indicate maybe there was a mongoose

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Quote examples

John Bachman

American Clergyman

I have seen one shrike occupy himself for hours in sticking up on thorns, a number of small fishes that the fishermen had thrown on the shore. The fishes dried up and decayed.
Portrait of John Bachman

Quote examples

John Bachman

American Clergyman

I have seen one shrike occupy himself for hours in sticking up on thorns, a number of small fishes that the fishermen had thrown on the shore. The fishes dried up and decayed.
Portrait of John Bachman
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