Isabelline shrike

Lanius isabellinus

The isabelline shrike or Daurian shrike is a member of the shrike family. It was previously considered conspecific with the red-backed shrike and red-tailed shrike. It is found in an extensive area between the Caspian Sea and north and central China southeast to the Qaidam Basin. Overwinters in Africa and Arabia.
Isabelline Shrike Geotagged,Isabelline shrike,Kenya,Lanius isabellinus,Summer

Appearance

The plumage is isabelline, the sandy colour which gives rise to its name. It has a red tail. Young birds can be distinguished from young red-backed shrikes by the much sparser vermiculations on the underparts.* Worfolk, Tim Identification of red-backed, isabelline and brown shrikes "Dutch Birding" 22 : 323-362
Isabelline Shrike Geotagged,India,Isabelline shrike,Lanius isabellinus,Winter

Naming

The genus name, "Lanius", is derived from the Latin word for "butcher", and some shrikes are also known as "butcher birds" because of their feeding habits. The common name is from the specific "isabellinus", New Latin for "greyish-yellow" probably named for Isabella I of Castile, said to have promised not to change her undergarments until Spain was freed from the Moors. The common English name "shrike" is from Old English "scríc", "shriek", referring to the shrill call.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyLaniidae
GenusLanius
SpeciesL. isabellinus
Photographed in
India
Kenya