page_title: List of birds of Zambia
section_title: Shrikes
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Zambia / Shrikes
caption_attribution_description: Adult male Northern Fiscal Lanius humeralis, not far from Nanyuki, Kenya. The time stamp is 10 hours too early.
context_page_description: This is a list of bird species recorded in Zambia. The avifauna of Zambia include a total of 857 species, of which one is endemic, and one has been introduced by humans.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Zambia.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Zambia
  Endemic - a species endemic to Zambia
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Zambia as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Laniidae
  Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A typical shrike's beak is hooked, like a bird of prey.
  Red-backed shrike, Lanius collurio
  Lesser gray shrike, Lanius minor
  Northern fiscal, Lanius humeralis
  Southern fiscal, Lanius collaris
  Souza's shrike, Lanius souzae
  Magpie shrike, Corvinella melanoleuca
  White-crowned shrike, Eurocephalus anguitimens
caption: The northern fiscal (Lanius humeralis) impales its prey on acacia thorns to eat later.
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