laniidae

• Таксономическое семейство птиц, широко известное как сорокопуты, характеризующееся хищническим поведением накалывания добычи на шипы или колючки.

A taxonomic family of birds commonly known as shrikes, characterized by their predatory behavior of impaling prey on thorns or spikes.

proper noun

1. C1formalscientific

   A family of passerine birds, commonly known as shrikes, characterized by their predatory behavior of catching insects and small vertebrates and often impaling them on thorns or barbed wire.

   Сорокопутовые

   • The Laniidae family includes the great grey shrike and the loggerhead shrike.
   • Shrikes are sometimes called 'butcher birds' due to their method of storing prey.
   • Ornithologists study Laniidae for their unique feeding adaptations.