---
title: "Red-tailed Shrike"
description: "Lanius phoenicuroides — Aves. The red-tailed shrike or Turkestan shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides) is a member of the shrike family (Laniidae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/red-tailed-shrike
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red-tailed Shrike

> Lanius phoenicuroides — Aves. The red-tailed shrike or Turkestan shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides) is a member of the shrike family (Laniidae).

- Scientific name: *Lanius phoenicuroides*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1331
- Wikidata: [Q15055407](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15055407)
- iNaturalist taxon: [339680](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/339680)

## Names

- en: Red-tailed Shrike
- de: Turkestanwürger
- es: Alcaudón Colirrojo
- fr: Pie-grièche du Turkestan
- nl: Turkestaanse klauwier
- pl: Dzierzba rdzawosterna

## Countries with the most observations

KZ (279), KG (143), CN (90), KE (83), UZ (83), AE (59), IN (45), IR (34), ET (33), QA (31), GB (29), TZ (26)

## Summary

The red-tailed shrike or Turkestan shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides) is a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered conspecific with the isabelline shrike and the red-backed shrike.

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

## Photo

![Red-tailed Shrike](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-tailed-shrike/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/282371592

## Machine access

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