Phrase Hound found 35 phrases and 13 compound words that contain shrike. The most common are listed below. Open shrike in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 35
- red-backed shrikeA medium-sized bird (Lanius collurio) of the shrike family that breeds in most of Europe and western Asia and winters in tropical Africa, eating large insects, small birds, voles, and lizards.
- woodchat shrikeLanius senator, a species in the shrike family (Laniidae).
- great grey shrikeLanius excubitor, a species of shrike.
- brown shrikeLanius 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).
- long-tailed shrikeLanius schach, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae), mainly found in Asia.
- lesser grey shrikeLanius minor, a member of the shrike family Laniidae.
- isabelline shrikeLanius isabellinus, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered conspecific with the red-tailed shrike and the red-backed shrike.
- masked shrikeLanius nubicus, a large songbird species in the shrike family (Laniidae).
- northern shrikeLanius borealis, a large songbird species in the shrike family (Laniidae) native to North America and Siberia.
- red-tailed shrikeLanius phoenicuroides, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered conspecific with the isabelline shrike and the red-backed shrike.
- loggerhead shrikeA species of shrike native to North America, Lanius ludovicianus.
- mountain shrikeLanius validirostris, a small bird endemic to the Philippines.
- bush shrikeAn African passerine bird of the family Malaconotidae.
- shrike-tanagerAny bird of the genus Lanio.
- white-rumped shrikeThe northern white-crowned shrike (Eurocephalus ruppelli)
- flycatcher-shrikeEither of two species of birds in the genus, Hemipus.
- helmet-shrikeAlternative form of helmetshrike: Any of a group of crested birds of the genus Prionops.
- magpie shrikeA bird of species Urolestes melanoleucus, of Africa.
- piping shrikeThe emblematic bird that appears on South Australia's flag.
- shrike-flycatcherAny of a number of species of birds
- shrike-tyrantAny of various birds in the genus Agriornis.
- shrike-vireoAny bird of genus Vireolanius.
- shrike-babblerA songbird of the genus Pteruthius, native to Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and Nepal.
- black cuckoo-shrikeAlternative form of black cuckooshrike: An African black cuckooshrike (Campephaga flava), found across Southern Africa.
- white-crowned shrikeAny passerine bird of the genus Eurocephalus.
Compound words 13
- antshrikeAny of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
- cuckooshrikeA bird of any of the species in the family Campephagidae.
- chatshrikeSynonym of white-tailed shrike (“Lanioturdus torquatus”).
- helmetshrikeAny of a group of crested birds of the genus Prionops.
- peppershrikeAny vireo of the genus Cyclarhis, of Central and South America.
- shrikebillAny of the birds in the genus Clytorhynchus, found in Melanesia and western Polynesia.
- shrikelikeResembling or characteristic of a shrike.
- shrikethrushA songbird of the genus Colluricincla.
- shriketitAny of various subspecies of passerine birds in the genus Falcunculus.
- woodshrikeAny bird of the genus Tephrodornis.