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ViewsBrown ShrikeFrom Opus
[edit] Identification17-19 cm
Female similar but has a greyer crown [edit] Similar SpeciesIsabelline Shrike: more orangey-brown upperparts [edit] DistributionBreeds Northeast Asia. Winters Northeast Africa, India and Malay Archipelago. Accidental to Alaska and Newfoundland, British Isles and Denmark. [edit] Taxonomy[edit] Subspecies[1]Polytypic. Consists of four subspecies:
[edit] HabitatFound in virtually all habitats, conspicuous and noisy, often on telephone wires. Forests and semi desert. [edit] Behaviour[edit] DietVery aggressive preying on large insects (including wasps and bees), mammals and small birds. [edit] BreedingIt nests in a tree or bush, 2-6 eggs are laid. [edit] Vocalisation[edit] References
[edit] External LinksCategories: Incomplete | Birds | Lanius
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