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Crested Jayshrike

Platylophus galericulatus

Near Threatened · IUCN Red List

NTNear ThreatenedInvertebratesForestCup nestMedium · 78 g
Crested Jayshrike (Platylophus galericulatus), photo 1
Photo: Ben Costamagna · CC BY 4.0
Crested Jayshrike (Platylophus galericulatus), photo 2
Photo: Ben Costamagna · CC BY 4.0
Crested Jayshrike (Platylophus galericulatus), photo 3
Photo: Ian Dugdale · CC BY 4.0
Crested Jayshrike (Platylophus galericulatus), photo 4
Photo: Ian Dugdale · CC BY 4.0
Crested Jayshrike (Platylophus galericulatus), photo 5
Photo: Ian Dugdale · CC BY 4.0

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Voice: Its alarm call is distinctive, and has been compared to a machine gun.

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When to see the Crested Jayshrike

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Crested Jayshrike

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Malaysia Thailand Myanmar (Burma)

About the Crested Jayshrike

The crested jayshrike or crested shrikejay, formerly known as the crested jay, is a species of bird found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. It is the only member of the genus Platylophus and the family Platylophidae.

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