Phrase Hound found 26 phrases and 7 compound words that contain shrikes. The most common are listed below. Open shrikes in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 26
- brown shrikesplural of brown shrike: 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).
- bush shrikesplural of bush shrike: An African passerine bird of the family Malaconotidae.
- crow-shrikesplural of crow-shrike: Any of the three species, and several subspecies, of large, mainly black, predatory passerine birds in the genus Strepera, endemic to Australia.
- flycatcher-shrikesplural of flycatcher-shrike: Either of two species of birds in the genus, Hemipus.
- helmet-shrikesplural of helmet-shrike: Any of a group of crested birds of the genus Prionops.
- loggerhead shrikesplural of loggerhead shrike: A species of shrike native to North America, Lanius ludovicianus.
- magpie shrikesplural of magpie shrike: A bird of species Urolestes melanoleucus, of Africa.
- masked shrikesplural of masked shrike: Lanius nubicus, a large songbird species in the shrike family (Laniidae).
- mountain shrikesplural of mountain shrike: Lanius validirostris, a small bird endemic to the Philippines.
- northern shrikesplural of northern shrike: Lanius borealis, a large songbird species in the shrike family (Laniidae) native to North America and Siberia.
- piping shrikesplural of piping shrike: The emblematic bird that appears on South Australia's flag.
- toddy shrikesplural of toddy shrike: The ashy woodswallow.
- drongo shrikesplural of drongo shrike: Dicrurus macrocercus, a small Asian passerine bird of the family Dicruridae.
- black cuckoo-shrikesplural of black cuckoo-shrike: An African black cuckooshrike (Campephaga flava), found across Southern Africa.
- great grey shrikesplural of great grey shrike: Lanius excubitor, a species of shrike.
- great northern shrikesplural of great northern shrike: Lanius borealis, a large songbird species in the shrike family (Laniidae) native to North America and Siberia.
- lesser grey shrikesplural of lesser grey shrike: Lanius minor, a member of the shrike family Laniidae.
- long-tailed shrikesplural of long-tailed shrike: Lanius schach, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae), mainly found in Asia.
- red-backed shrikesplural of red-backed shrike: A 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.
- red-tailed shrikesplural of red-tailed shrike: Lanius phoenicuroides, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered conspecific with the isabelline shrike and the red-backed shrike.
- white-crowned shrikesplural of white-crowned shrike: Any passerine bird of the genus Eurocephalus.
- white-rumped shrikesplural of white-rumped shrike: The northern white-crowned shrike (Eurocephalus ruppelli)
- white-tailed shrikesplural of white-tailed shrike: Lanioturdus torquatus, a passerine bird of western Angola and Namibia.
- African long-tailed shrikesplural of African long-tailed shrike: A bird of species Urolestes melanoleucus, of Africa.
- isabelline shrikesplural of isabelline shrike: Lanius isabellinus, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered conspecific with the red-tailed shrike and the red-backed shrike.
Compound words 7
- antshrikesplural of antshrike: Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
- bushshrikesplural of bushshrike: An African passerine bird of the family Malaconotidae.
- chatshrikesplural of chatshrike: Synonym of white-tailed shrike (“Lanioturdus torquatus”).
- cuckooshrikesplural of cuckooshrike: A bird of any of the species in the family Campephagidae.
- helmetshrikesplural of helmetshrike: Any of a group of crested birds of the genus Prionops.
- peppershrikesplural of peppershrike: Any vireo of the genus Cyclarhis, of Central and South America.
- woodshrikesplural of woodshrike: Any bird of the genus Tephrodornis.