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title: "Dzierzba tygrysia"
description: "Lanius tigrinus — Ptaki. The tiger shrike or thick-billed shrike (Lanius tigrinus) is a small passerine bird which belongs to the genus Lanius in the shrike family, Laniidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/tiger-shrike
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dzierzba tygrysia

> Lanius tigrinus — Ptaki. The tiger shrike or thick-billed shrike (Lanius tigrinus) is a small passerine bird which belongs to the genus Lanius in the shrike family, Laniidae.

- Scientific name: *Lanius tigrinus*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 1370
- Wikidata: [Q601672](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q601672)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12041](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12041)

## Names

- en: Tiger Shrike
- de: Tigerwürger
- es: Alcaudón Tigre
- fr: Pie-grièche tigrine
- nl: Tijgerklauwier
- pl: Dzierzba tygrysia

## Countries with the most observations

SG (298), MY (292), KR (230), CN (173), TH (129), ID (97), HK (20), MO (6), TW (5), VN (5), RU (4), BN (3)

## Summary

The tiger shrike or thick-billed shrike (Lanius tigrinus) is a small passerine bird which belongs to the genus Lanius in the shrike family, Laniidae. It is found in wooded habitats across eastern Asia. It is a shy, often solitary bird which is less conspicuous than most other shrikes. Like other shrikes it is predatory, feeding on small animals. Its nest is built in a tree and three to six eggs are laid.
It derives its name from the tiger-like pattern of its upperparts which are reddish-brown with dark bars. Adult males have white underparts and a grey head with a black mask. Females and young birds are duller and…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_shrike

## Photo

![Dzierzba tygrysia](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tiger-shrike/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8488763

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tiger-shrike?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).