helmet-shrike — ▪ bird any of nine species of African songbirds (order Passeriformes) characterized by a forwardly directed crest on the forehead. Several Prionops species, often called red billed shrikes, were formerly separated in the genus Sigmodus. They are … Universalium
helmet shrike — noun : any of various chiefly tropical Old World passerine birds related to and resembling the shrikes but usually isolated in a separate family (Prionopidae) … Useful english dictionary
passeriform — /pas euhr euh fawrm , peuh ser euh /, adj. of or pertaining to the order Passeriformes; passerine. [ < NL Passeriformes, equiv. to L passer sparrow + iformes IFORMES] * * * ▪ bird Introduction also called passerine or perching bird any… … Universalium
List of Southern African birds — This is a list of the bird species recorded in Southern Africa. Southern Africa is defined as Africa south of a line between the Kunene and Zambezi rivers, encompassing Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland and southern… … Wikipedia
shrike — /shruyk/, n. 1. any of numerous predaceous oscine birds of the family Laniidae, having a strong, hooked, and toothed bill, feeding on insects and sometimes on small birds and other animals: the members of certain species impale their prey on… … Universalium
Сорочий сорокопут — Сорочий сорокопут … Википедия
Great Grey Shrike — Nominate subspecies Lanius excubitor excubitor Note Striped Field Mouse (Apodemus agrarius) prey propped up on thorn Conservation status … Wikipedia
Tropical Boubou — Bell Shrike redirects here. For the missile, see X 9 Shrike. Tropical Boubou Adult Laniarius (aethiopicus) major Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya Conservation status … Wikipedia
Lanius excubitor — Alcaudón real … Wikipedia Español
Lanius excubitor — Nördlicher Raubwürger Nördlicher Raubwürger (Lanius excubitor) mit aufgespießter Beute Systematik Klasse … Deutsch Wikipedia