Shrike Collection

Great grey shrike and black-throated ant-shrike (female)
Purple-throated euphonia, Euphonia chlorotica, and green-winged saltator, Saltator similis.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croixs Dictionary of Natural Science

Fasciated antshrike, Cymbilaimus lineatus (Lineated shrike, Lanius lineatus)
FLO5005823 Fasciated antshrike, Cymbilaimus lineatus (Lineated shrike, Lanius lineatus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Barred antshrike, Thamnophilus doliatus (Foot shrike, Lanius doliatus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn
FLO5005716 Barred antshrike, Thamnophilus doliatus (Foot shrike, Lanius doliatus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Satin bowerbird and magpie tanager
5855211 Satin bowerbird and magpie tanager; (add.info.: Satin bowerbird (male), Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, and magpie tanager, Cissopis leveriana

Great grey shrike, Lanius excubitor 1, lesser grey shrike, Lanius minor 2, red-backed shrike, Lanius collurio 3
FLO4574410 Great grey shrike, Lanius excubitor 1, lesser grey shrike, Lanius minor 2, red-backed shrike, Lanius collurio 3, and unsknown species: French shrike 4, Italian shrike 5

Red-backed shrike, Lanius collurio, great grey shrike, Lanius excubitor, hook-billed vanga, Vanga curvirostris
FLO4597907 Red-backed shrike, Lanius collurio, great grey shrike, Lanius excubitor, hook-billed vanga, Vanga curvirostris, and yellow-crowned gonolek, Laniarius barbarus

Red Tailed Shrike!
Sina Pezeshki

Red-backed Shrike
Romeo Chitu

Three birds: a tail tit, a blue tit and a Klapekster or big clawier, 1756. Creator: Aert Schouman
Three birds: a tail tit, a blue tit and a Klapekster or big clawier, 1756

Laniarnus atrococcineus (Crimson-Breasted Shrike), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Laniarnus atrococcineus (Crimson-Breasted Shrike), 1777-1786. Bird studies: Burmese robin claw killer (pericrocotus flammeus)

Southern fiscal (Lanius Collaris), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Southern fiscal (Lanius Collaris), 1777-1786. Bird study: A Fiskaal (Lanius Collaris) from the Doornrivier, the so-called Kanariebijter

Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate XXVIII, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate XXVIII, c. 1575/1580

Loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) on an ice-covered fence after an ice storm, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, USA. January

Focke Wulf FW-190A-2
Luftwaffe 9 / Jg2 Focke Wulf FW-190A-2 Gelb-2 Parked During Maintenance - Feldwebel Karl Novak the Regular Pilot of This Aircraft Went Missing after Air Combat over the English Channel on 10 June

Focke Wulf FW-190A
Luftwaffe Focke Wulf FW-190 Date: 1940s

A great grey shrike grabs a mouse in a field near the village of Vasilkova, Belarus January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Red-backed Shrike
Romeo Chitu

Having a snack
Cristi Dadalau

Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander G-BCLK (msn 3180), of British Airports Authority, at the SBAC Farnborough Airshow, in September 1974. Date: 1974

Rockwell 500S Shrike Commander G-BDAL (msn 3226) Date: circa 1975

DDE-90023011
Zimbabwe. Puff-backed shrike parents feeding chicks in nest. Date: 21/07/2004

DDE-90023010
Zimbabwe. Puff-backed shrike chicks in nest. Date: 21/07/2004

DDE-90019861
Kenya. Singing rosy-patched bushshrike bird perched on tree limb. Date: 11/11/2005

DDE-90019663
Northern White-crowned Shrike, Eurocephalus rueppellii, Samburu Game Reserve, Kenya Date: 11/11/2005

DDE-90019660
Fiscal Shrike, Lanius collaris, Samburu Game Reserve, Kenya Date: 11/11/2005

Male red-backed shrike (photo)
6021145 Male red-backed shrike (photo) by Kearton, Richard (1862-1928) & Cherry (1871-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Male red-backed shrike)

Northern shrike, yellow-breasted chat, loggerhead
Northern shrike, Lanius borealis 1, yellow-breasted chat, Icteria virens 2, loggerhead shrike, Lanius ludovicianus.3 and gray-cheeked thrush, Catharus minimus 4

Sparrows, towhee and waterthrush
White-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis 1, eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus 2, white-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys 3, and northern waterthrush, Parkesia noveboracensis 4

Yellow-crowned gonolek, Laniarius barbarus
Yellow-crowned gonolek or common gonolek, Laniarius barbarus. (Barbary bush shrike, yellow-crowned bush shrike, Malaconotus barbarus)

Orange-breasted bushshrike, Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
Orange-breasted bushshrike or sulphur-breasted bushshrike, Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus. (Orange-breasted bush shrike, Malaconotus chrysagaster)

Olive bushshrike, Chlorophoneus olivaceus (Large grey-headed bush shirke, Malaconutus olivaceus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William John Swainson

Fasciated antshrike, Cymbilaimus lineatus (Lineated shrike, Lanius lineatus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological

Long-tailed shrike, Lanius schach tricolor (Dusky shrike, Lanius obscurus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological

Slaty antshrike, Thamnophilus punctatus (Spotted shrike, Lanius naevius). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological

Barred antshrike, Thamnophilus doliatus (Pied shrike, Lanius doliatus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological

Black-backed puffback, Dryoscopus cubla (Lanius cubla). Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches

Turatis boubou, Laniarius turatii (Blue shrike, Lanius bicolor). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Whiskered shrike, Lanius mystaceus. A made up bird, composed of the Lanius ferrugineus, with the belly and tail feathers of a species of Psittacus and breast

Red-whiskered bulbul, Pycnonotus jocosus (Red-vented shrike, Lanius jocosus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Gorgeous bushshrike, Telophorus viridis (Red-throated butcher bird, Lanius gutturalis). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Crested shriketit, Falcunculus frontatus (Frontal shrike, Lanius frontatus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Black-headed bulbul, Pycnonotus atriceps (Black-headed shrike, Lanius melanocephalus). Native of Hawaii according to Latham, Australia according to Shaw

Greater racket-tailed drongo, Dicrurus paradiseus (Malabar shrike, Lanius malabaricus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester

Great grey shrike, grey-backed fiscal and fiscal shrike
Great grey shrike, Lanius excubitor, grey-backed fiscal, Lanius excubitoroides, and fiscal shrike, Lanius collaris Pie Grieche commune, septentrionale, fiscal

Woodchat shrike, Lanius senator, and Southern grey shrike, Lanius meridionalis. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles

Birds of prey (chromolitho)
5226753 Birds of prey (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birds of prey. Illustration for unidentified childrens picture book)

Shrike (colour litho)
6023562 Shrike (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shrike. Illustration for Book of Natural History by F O Morris (Groombridge)

Passeres, Scansores, Shrikes and Parrots (colour litho)
6016754 Passeres, Scansores, Shrikes and Parrots (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Passeres, Scansores, Shrikes and Parrots)

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The shrike, a fascinating and diverse bird species, encompasses various subtypes such as the Great Grey Shrike and Black-throated Ant-shrike (female). Additionally, it is interesting to note that the Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander G-BCLK and Rockwell 500S Shrike Commander G-BDAL are aircraft models named after this remarkable creature. One captivating image showcases a Loggerhead shrike perched on an ice-covered fence following an ice storm. The resilience of this bird in harsh conditions is truly awe-inspiring. Moving away from avian references, the Focke Wulf FW-190A-2 and Focke Wulf FW-190A also bear the name "shrike. " These aircrafts were renowned for their speed and agility during World War II. Returning to our feathered friends, another striking scene captures a Great Grey Shrike seizing a mouse in a field near Vasilkova village. This display of hunting prowess demonstrates their predatory nature. Intriguingly enough, there are several DDE codes associated with these different aspects of shrikes: DDE-90023011, DDE-90023010, and DDE-90019861.