Birds of Ladakh

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Common name:

Long-tailed Shrike

Ladakhi name:

Unknown

Scientific name:

Lanius schach

Order:

Passeriformes

Family:

laniidae

fun facts:

The Long-tailed Shrike is a migrant to Ladakh. The sexes look the same.

It is also called Rufous-backed Shrike. Can be spotted in valleys bellow 3500 m all over Ladakh.

Bird Club Contributor:

Gyalson Shnaku, Matho

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This recording is the Lesser Grey Shrike. It is not allowed to download recording of the Long-tailed Shrike as it is threatened.