A shrike with a long tail and dark facial mask. Several plumage forms are recorded in Hong Kong.
Adults commonly seen in Hong Kong have a grey head, dark facial mask, rufous back, and long tail. Juveniles and dark morphs look different.
Long-tailed Shrikes at Tanjungsari in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, live among grass, bushes, shrubs and trees. Along a 10-km route, the habitat included seven grass species, 20 bush species, five shrub species and 18 tree species. Teak was the dominant tree.
Bushes had the greatest plant diversity, followed by trees. The insect-diversity index was 2.572, and grass plots held seven plant species. Long-tailed Shrikes used teak trees as perches and searched them for teak-moth caterpillars, while branched Acacia trees held nests.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
At Tanjungsari, grasshoppers were preferred prey and bush vegetation had the greatest plant diversity. Retaining insect prey and varied bush habitat can support local Long-tailed Shrike habitat.