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;Lanius excubitor | ;Lanius excubitor | ||
| − | [[Image:Northern_Shrike.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by rayh]] | + | [[Image:Northern_Shrike.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by rayh<br/>Adult]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Also known as Great Grey Shrike. | + | Also known as Great Grey Shrike.<br/> |
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| + | 22-26 cm. | ||
| + | ====Adult==== | ||
| + | *Grey head and back | ||
| + | *White belly, throat and chest | ||
| + | *Black wings with white patch | ||
| + | *Medium-long tail black with white outer feathers | ||
| + | *Black mask on face | ||
| + | *Distinctive stout, hooked bill | ||
| + | ====Juvenile==== | ||
| + | *Barred brown below | ||
| + | *Brownish wash above | ||
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Upland forests and bogs. | Upland forests and bogs. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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Diet includes small mammals and birds and often store uneaten prey by impaling it on thorns. This habit has earned them the nickname "butcher birds." | Diet includes small mammals and birds and often store uneaten prey by impaling it on thorns. This habit has earned them the nickname "butcher birds." | ||
| − | + | ==Voice== | |
| − | + | ====Song==== | |
| − | + | A complex and variable medley of short liquid trills, whistles, chatter and harsh notes and often mimic the calls and songs of other birds such as [[Blue Jay]]s, [[Gray Catbird]]s, [[American Robin]]s, and [[Song Sparrow]]s. | |
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<flashmp3>Lanius excubitor (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Lanius excubitor (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
| + | ====Call==== | ||
| + | A harsh ''shek-shek'', grating ''jaaeg'', rapid rasping''aak...aak'', a sharp metallic ''beek'' | ||
''[[Media:Lanius excubitor (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Lanius excubitor (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Lanius+excubitor}} | {{GSearch|Lanius+excubitor}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 19:16, 27 December 2007
- Lanius excubitor
Identification
Also known as Great Grey Shrike.
22-26 cm.
Adult
- Grey head and back
- White belly, throat and chest
- Black wings with white patch
- Medium-long tail black with white outer feathers
- Black mask on face
- Distinctive stout, hooked bill
Juvenile
- Barred brown below
- Brownish wash above
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Upland forests and bogs.
Behaviour
Diet includes small mammals and birds and often store uneaten prey by impaling it on thorns. This habit has earned them the nickname "butcher birds."
Voice
Song
A complex and variable medley of short liquid trills, whistles, chatter and harsh notes and often mimic the calls and songs of other birds such as Blue Jays, Gray Catbirds, American Robins, and Song Sparrows.
<flashmp3>Lanius excubitor (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Call
A harsh shek-shek, grating jaaeg, rapid raspingaak...aak, a sharp metallic beek Listen in an external program
