02 December 2008

Burung Harimau -Tirjup - Tiger Shrike

This another LIFER, found it on Sunday. Why they called it TIGER?
The answer is: due its reddish-brown plumage with blackish bars that look like a tiger-stripe pattern.

 Tiger Shrike (Lanius tigrinus) Tiger Shrike (Lanius tigrinus) ~ juvenile
 Tiger Shrike (Lanius tigrinus)This bird is migrant and winter visitor here.

4 comments:

Vickie said...

Nice photos. Shrikes are such interesting characters with their unique way of hunting. And they look so different around the world.

Lana Gramlich said...

Such a cute little bird for such a dangerous sounding name!

Amila Salgado said...

I had it in Singapore for the first time.

Jordan Sitorus said...

Never seen one before...nice pic