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| − | + | [[Image:IMG_1709-1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by{{user| BIJ|BIJ}}<br> Location: North [China]]] | |
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;[[:Category:Lanius|Lanius]] sphenocercus | ;[[:Category:Lanius|Lanius]] sphenocercus | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Tibetan_Grey_Shrike.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br>Location: Shaanxi, North [[China]]]] | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Pale grey cap and upper back, darker grey and white lower back and tail, white underparts, black eye stripe. | Pale grey cap and upper back, darker grey and white lower back and tail, white underparts, black eye stripe. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
There are 2 subspecies. | There are 2 subspecies. | ||
| + | Tibetan Grey Shrike - Lanius sphenocercus giganteus | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Temperate forests. | Temperate forests. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Lanius+sphenocercus}} | {{GSearch|Lanius+sphenocercus}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lanius]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lanius]] | ||
Revision as of 06:08, 27 June 2010
- Lanius sphenocercus
Identification
Pale grey cap and upper back, darker grey and white lower back and tail, white underparts, black eye stripe.
Distribution
North China, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Mongolia, and Russia.
Taxonomy
There are 2 subspecies. Tibetan Grey Shrike - Lanius sphenocercus giganteus
Habitat
Temperate forests.
Behaviour
They build a large nest from twigs and grasses, placed in a tree; 4-5 eggs are laid and incubated by the female for 16-17 days.
The diet includes small rodents and large insects.
References
Wikipedia; BirdsKorea
