Mountain shrike

Mountain shrike
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Laniidae
Genus: Lanius
Species: L. validirostris
Binomial name
Lanius validirostris
Ogilvie-Grant, 1894

The mountain shrike (Lanius validirostris) is a species of bird in the Laniidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Lanius validirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Loggerhead Shrike. eNature.com. Accessed October 6, 2012.