Meanings
nounbrown shrike (plural brown shrikes)
plural brown shrikes
- 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).
Translations
Dutch bruine klauwier
- bruine klauwierLanius cristatus
Finnish siperianlepinkäinen
- siperianlepinkäinenLanius cristatus
French pie-grièche brune
- pie-grièche bruneLanius cristatus
German Braunwürger
- BraunwürgerLanius cristatus
Japanese 赤百舌
- 赤百舌 (aka mozu)Lanius cristatus
Polish dzierzba brązowa
- dzierzba brązowaLanius cristatus
Portuguese picanço-castanho
- picanço-castanhoLanius cristatus
Russian сиби́рский жула́н
- сиби́рский жула́н (sibírskij žulán)Lanius cristatus
Swedish brun törnskata
- brun törnskataLanius cristatus
Tagalog tarát
- tarátLanius cristatus
Turkish kahverengi örümcek kuşu
- kahverengi örümcek kuşuLanius cristatus
Cite this entry
APA
brown shrike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brown%20shrike
MLA
“brown shrike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brown%20shrike. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brown shrike,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brown%20shrike.
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