Long-tailed shrike is an Asian vagrant (breeds Central and South Asia “Kazakhstan to New Guinea”) southwards and eastwards). Recalls a rather drab Great Grey Shrike at a glance, but straightforwardly distinguished by relatively longer, narrower, and more pointed tail and rufous rump and upper tail coverts, with off-white underparts shading to warm buffish-orange on flanks. Its crown and mantle are dull greys, scapulars are washed with rufous, and wings are blackish-brown with rufous feather fringes.
In-flight, a very distinctive shrike, with relatively short, blunt wings which exaggerate long, graduated, and pointed tail. Blackish-brown tail, shading to dull rufous-brown on outermost feathers, contrasts with rufous rump and lower back. The only large shrike lacking white in the tail; indeed, wings also seem to lack any white, although, given a good view, a very small whitish patch at the base of primaries may be noted (easily overlooked and generally invisible when perched).
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