Gujarati Name : લાલ પુંછ લટોરો
Scientific Name : Lanius phoenicuroides
Red Data Status : Least Concern
Bird Category : Shrikes, Orioles, Drongos
Synonyms : Turkestan Shrike, Pale Red-tailed Shrike, Red-necked shrike, Rufous Shrike, Rufous-tailed Shrike, Steppe Shrike, Western Rufous-tailed Shrike
Photographer : Prasad Ganpule
Location : Banni , Kutch
Camera Model : NIKON D7100
Exposure Time: 0.001 s (10/16000)
F Number : f/8.0
ISO : 800
Date : 25 ,Sep 2017
Remark : Pure phoenicuroides-type birds are seen in Kutch in September-October and are passage migrants here. These two photos are of the same individual and show that sometimes, when perched, the white wing patch may be obscured. Ref: Ganpule, P. 2018. Status of Red-tailed Shrike in Kachchh. Flamingo 16 (1): 7-8 Monotypic. Formerly considered conspecific with Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus.