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Definition of Shrike thrush

Shrike thrush
Shrike Shrike, n. [Akin to Icel. skr[=i]kja a shrieker, the shrike, and E. shriek; cf. AS. scr[=i]c a thrush. See Shriek, v. i.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of oscinine birds of the family Laniid[ae], having a strong hooked bill, toothed at the tip. Most shrikes are insectivorous, but the common European gray shrike (Lanius excubitor), the great northern shrike (L. borealis), and several others, kill mice, small birds, etc., and often impale them on thorns, and are, on that account called also butcher birds. See under Butcher. Note: The ant shrikes, or bush shrikes, are clamatorial birds of the family Formicarid[ae]. The cuckoo shrikes of the East Indies and Australia are Oscines of the family Campephagid[ae]. The drongo shrikes of the same regions belong to the related family Dicrurid[ae]. See Drongo. Crow shrike. See under Crow. Shrike thrush. (a) Any one of several species of Asiatic timaline birds of the genera Thamnocataphus, Gampsorhynchus, and allies. (b) Any one of several species of shrikelike Australian singing birds of the genus Colluricincla. Shrike tit. (a) Any one of several Australian birds of the genus Falcunculus, having a strong toothed bill and sharp claws. They creep over the bark of trees, like titmice, in search of insects. (b) Any one of several species of small Asiatic birds belonging to Allotrius, Pteruthius, Cutia, Leioptila, and allied genera, related to the true tits. Called also hill tit. Swallow shrike. See under Swallow.

Meaning of Shrike thrush from wikipedia

- include the brown shrike-thrush, buff-bellied shrike-thrush, grey shrike-flycatcher, northern shrike-thrush and south-western shrike-thrush. Five subspecies...
- A shrikethrush, also spelled shrike-thrush, is any one of eleven species of songbird that is a member of the genus Colluricincla. They have nondescript...
- for the sandstone shrikethrush include the brown-breasted shrike-thrush and sandstone thrush. BirdLife International (2016). "Colluricincla woodwardi"...
- The little shrikethrush has been split into the following species: Arafura shrikethrush, Colluricincla megarhyncha Variable shrikethrush, Colluricincla...
- lanioides - Aus Little shrike-thrush, Colluricincla megarhyncha - Aus Bower's shrike-thrush, Colluricincla boweri - Aus Sandstone shrike-thrush, Colluricincla...
- Africa Grey shrike-thrush (Colluricincla harmonica) of Australasia This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with the title Grey thrush. If an internal...
- The rufous shrikethrush (Colluricincla rufogaster) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. This species was formerly considered a conspecific...
- The great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor) is a large and predatory songbird species in the shrike family (Laniidae). It forms a superspecies with its parapatric...
- has now been shown to be a thrush (****idae). Cuckooshrikes are not closely related to either the cuckoos or to the shrikes; the name probably comes from...
- Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Vol 6. Pardalotes to Shrike-thrushes. Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195532627. cited...