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;[[:Category:Lanius|Lanius]] senator | ;[[:Category:Lanius|Lanius]] senator | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | [[Image:8472woodchat shrike j.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Averity|Averity}}<br /> [[Menorca]], September 2006]] | |
− | Black forehead | + | 18–19 cm (7-½ in)<br /> |
− | '''Female''' and '''Juvenile''' - dull brown upperparts which are vermiculated | + | *Black forehead |
+ | *Broad patch round the eye | ||
+ | *Chestnut-red cowl on rear crown and upper mantle | ||
+ | *Oval shoulder patches <br /> | ||
+ | '''Female''' and '''Juvenile''' - dull brown upperparts and buff underparts, both of which are [[Dictionary_T-Z#V|vermiculated]]. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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'''Breeds''' in southern [[Europe]], the [[Middle East]] and northwest [[Africa]]. '''Winters''' in Africa. <br /> | '''Breeds''' in southern [[Europe]], the [[Middle East]] and northwest [[Africa]]. '''Winters''' in Africa. <br /> | ||
'''Europe''': [[Scandinavia]], [[Norway]], [[Finland]], [[Denmark]], The [[Netherlands]], [[Luxembourg]], [[France]], [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], [[Ibiza]], [[Mallorca]], [[Canary Islands]], [[Gran Canaria]], [[Gibraltar]], [[Andorra]], [[Switzerland]], [[Liechtenstein]], [[Germany]], [[Austria]], [[Italy]], [[Estonia]], [[Poland]], [[Slovakia]], [[Hungary]], [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]], [[Yugoslavia]], [[Montenegro]], [[Serbia]], [[Albania]], [[Macedonia]], [[Greece]], [[Crete]], [[Corfu]], [[Rhodes]], [[Malta]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Romania]], [[Ukraine]], [[Moldova]]<br /> | '''Europe''': [[Scandinavia]], [[Norway]], [[Finland]], [[Denmark]], The [[Netherlands]], [[Luxembourg]], [[France]], [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], [[Ibiza]], [[Mallorca]], [[Canary Islands]], [[Gran Canaria]], [[Gibraltar]], [[Andorra]], [[Switzerland]], [[Liechtenstein]], [[Germany]], [[Austria]], [[Italy]], [[Estonia]], [[Poland]], [[Slovakia]], [[Hungary]], [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]], [[Yugoslavia]], [[Montenegro]], [[Serbia]], [[Albania]], [[Macedonia]], [[Greece]], [[Crete]], [[Corfu]], [[Rhodes]], [[Malta]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Romania]], [[Ukraine]], [[Moldova]]<br /> | ||
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'''Middle East''': [[Turkey]], [[Cyprus]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[Oman]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Qatar]], [[Bahrain]], [[Kuwait]], [[Iraq]], [[Iran]], [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Georgia]]<br /> | '''Middle East''': [[Turkey]], [[Cyprus]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[Oman]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Qatar]], [[Bahrain]], [[Kuwait]], [[Iraq]], [[Iran]], [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Georgia]]<br /> | ||
'''Asia''': [[Russia]], [[Afghanistan]] | '''Asia''': [[Russia]], [[Afghanistan]] | ||
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:WCS Smallbf.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|greenbunion|greenbunion}}<br />[[Chew Valley Lake]], [[Somerset]], [[England]], April 2013]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
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Nests in trees | Nests in trees | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
− | The diet | + | The diet consists of larger insects, such as beetles, damsel flies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, wasps and bees, which are impaled on thorns. |
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
A harsh chattering<br /> | A harsh chattering<br /> | ||
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''[[Media:Lanius senator (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Lanius senator (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase |
#Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966 | #Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966 | ||
#Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | #Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | ||
#Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | #Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | ||
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==E xternal Links== | ==E xternal Links== |
Revision as of 21:33, 7 July 2017
- Lanius senator
Identification
18–19 cm (7-½ in)
- Black forehead
- Broad patch round the eye
- Chestnut-red cowl on rear crown and upper mantle
- Oval shoulder patches
Female and Juvenile - dull brown upperparts and buff underparts, both of which are vermiculated.
Distribution
Breeds in southern Europe, the Middle East and northwest Africa. Winters in Africa.
Europe: Scandinavia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Portugal, Spain, Ibiza, Mallorca, Canary Islands, Gran Canaria, Gibraltar, Andorra, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, Italy, Estonia, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Yugoslavia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Macedonia, Greece, Crete, Corfu, Rhodes, Malta, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Moldova
Northern Africa: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania
Middle East: Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
Asia: Russia, Afghanistan
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- L. s. senator:
- L. s. badius: (Balearic Woodchat Shrike)[2]
- Western Mediterranean islands; winters to central Africa
- L. s. niloticus:
Lanius senator niloticus is not recognised by some authorities[2]
Habitat
Open country with scattered trees and bushes; olive groves and orchards.
Behaviour
Has a habit of perching on prominent branches and posts.
Breeding
Nests in trees
Diet
The diet consists of larger insects, such as beetles, damsel flies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, wasps and bees, which are impaled on thorns.
Vocalisation
A harsh chattering
<flashmp3>Lanius senator (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Woodchat Shrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Woodchat_Shrike
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