Download or read book Shrikes written by Norbert Lefranc and published by A & C Black. This book was released on 1997 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true shrikes are a striking group of birds occurring throughout most of the Old World and North America. This is a comprehensive guide to 31 species of shrike from all over the world. It includes information on distribution, general behaviour, ecology and conservation, as well as on identification features. The author covers the latest taxonomic views on the family, and considers the Southern grey shrike to be a separate species from the great grey shrike.