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Tiger shrike
The tiger shrike or thick-billed shrike (''Lanius tigrinus'') is a small passerine bird which belongs to the genus ''Lanius'' in the shrike family, Laniidae. It is found in wooded habitats across eastern Asia. It is a shy, often solitary bird which is less conspicuous than most other shrikes. Like other shrikes it is predatory, feeding on small animals. Its nest is built in a tree and three to six eggs are laid.
It derives its name from the tiger-like pattern of its upperparts which are reddish-brown with dark bars. Adult males have white underparts and a grey head with a black mask. Females and young birds are duller and browner and young birds lack the grey and black on the head.
==Taxonomy==
The tiger shrike was first described in 1822 by the Belgian naturalist Pierre Auguste Joseph Drapiez in the ''Dictionnaire classique d'histoire naturelle''.〔Peterson, Alan P. (2002) ''(Zoonomen Nomenclatural data )''. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.〕 He placed it in the genus ''Lanius'', a group of about 26 species living in open areas across Eurasia, Africa and North America. The name of the genus means "butcher" in Latin, referring to the birds' habit of impaling and storing prey.〔Harris, Tony & Kim Franklin (2000) ''Shrikes & Bush-shrikes'', Christopher Helm, London.〕 Within the genus, analysis of calls suggests that the tiger shrike is most closely related to the brown shrike (''L. cristatus'') and bull-headed shrike (''L. bucephalus'').〔 It has no recognized subspecies.
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