Mountain shrike

The mountain shrike or grey-capped shrike (Lanius validirostris) is a species of bird in the family Laniidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Mountain shrike

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Laniidae
Genus: Lanius
Species:
L. validirostris
Binomial name
Lanius validirostris

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Lanius validirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Loggerhead Shrike Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine. eNature.com. Accessed October 6, 2012.


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