Bay-backed Shrike

About this species

This species has 99,207 occurrence records from 18 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). India accounts for 98.3% of the records; no other country or territory reaches 1%. In India, this species accounts for 0.16% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Lanius vittatus combines the genus name Lanius with the species epithet vittatus. The Warbla app catalog lists 30 species of the genus Lanius; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Lanius ludovicianus, Lanius collurio and Lanius excubitor.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 34 species of the family Laniidae. This species ranks 12th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Lanius ludovicianus. Its record count is 48.1% of the family average (206,182). The family Laniidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

More birds in the family Laniidae

• Red-backed Shrike
• Great Grey Shrike
• Brown Shrike
• Long-tailed Shrike
• Common Fiscal
• Woodchat Shrike

Credits & data sources

• Wikidata
• GBIF.org