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brown shrike

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Lanius cristatus, a bird in the shrike family (Lanius) that is found mainly in Asia. It is closely related to the red-backed shrike (L. collurio) and isabelline shrike (L. isabellinus).

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  • Cebuano: tibas — Lanius cristatus
  • Dutch: bruine klauwier — Lanius cristatus
  • Finnish: siperianlepinkäinen — Lanius cristatus
  • French: pie-grièche brune — Lanius cristatus
  • German: Braunwürger — Lanius cristatus
  • Japanese: 赤百舌 (aka mozu) — Lanius cristatus
  • Polish: dzierzba brązowa — Lanius cristatus
  • Portuguese: picanço-castanho — Lanius cristatus
  • Russian: сиби́рский жула́н (sibírskij žulán) — Lanius cristatus
  • Swedish: brun törnskata — Lanius cristatus
  • Tagalog: tarát — Lanius cristatus
  • Turkish: kahverengi örümcek kuşu — Lanius cristatus