Great Shrike-Tyrant - BirdForum Opus

Photo by nkgray
Yerba Loca Nature Sanctuary, near Santiago, Chile, May 2013

Agriornis lividus

Identification

26–28 cm

• Greyish-brown upperparts
• Darker wings

Distribution

South America: found in coastal and mountain areas in southern Argentina and Chile.

Taxonomy

The scientific name has changed from livida to lividus.

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• A. l. lividus:

• Coast and mountains of Chile (Atacama to Valdivia)

• A. l. fortis:

• Southern Chile (Aysén) and southern Argentina to Tierra del Fuego

Juvenile
Photo by Alastair Rae
Torres de Paine, Chile, November 20015

Habitat

Dry rocky and forest scrub and sclerophyllous vegetation.

Behaviour

Diet

They have a wide and varied diet, consisting of insects, eggs and nestlings, lizards, frogs and small mammals.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)
3. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great Shrike-Tyrant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_Shrike-Tyrant

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