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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Eleven subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''L. l. gambeli'' | ||
| + | *''L. l. excubitorides'' | ||
| + | *''L. l. migrans'' | ||
| + | *''L. l. sonoriensis'' | ||
| + | *''L. l. anthonyi'' | ||
| + | *''L. l. mearnsi'' | ||
| + | *''L. l. grinnelli'' | ||
| + | *''L. l. nelsoni'' | ||
| + | *''L. l. ludovicianus'' | ||
| + | *''L. l. miamensis'' | ||
| + | *''L. l. mexicanus'' | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
semi-open areas | semi-open areas | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
They nest in a dense tree or shrub. The female lays 4 to 8 eggs in a bulky cup built from twigs and grass. | They nest in a dense tree or shrub. The female lays 4 to 8 eggs in a bulky cup built from twigs and grass. | ||
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Diet includes large insects, also rodents and small birds. | Diet includes large insects, also rodents and small birds. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Lanius+ludovicianus}} | {{GSearch|Lanius+ludovicianus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lanius]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lanius]] | ||
Revision as of 01:06, 21 January 2012
- Lanius ludovicianus
Identification
9 in. Grey head and back, white under parts, black face mask, black bill. Wings and tail black with white markings.
Distribution
North America and Mexico.
Taxonomy
Eleven subspecies are recognized[1]:
- L. l. gambeli
- L. l. excubitorides
- L. l. migrans
- L. l. sonoriensis
- L. l. anthonyi
- L. l. mearnsi
- L. l. grinnelli
- L. l. nelsoni
- L. l. ludovicianus
- L. l. miamensis
- L. l. mexicanus
Habitat
semi-open areas
Behaviour
They nest in a dense tree or shrub. The female lays 4 to 8 eggs in a bulky cup built from twigs and grass.
Diet includes large insects, also rodents and small birds.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
