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Lanius bucephalus

[edit] Identification

19-20 cm. Male - grey brown back, white finely barred underparts, dark wings with white patch, rufous flanks, brown crown, white eyebrow, black mask. Female - duller, browner, brown mask, no wing patch.

[edit] Distribution

Russia, China, Korea and Japan.

[edit] Taxonomy

Polytypic. Consists of two subspecies.

[edit] Habitat

Farmland, woodland edges, parks and gardens.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes beetles, crickets, small vertebrates and crustaceans.

It builds its nest among bushes or bamboo. 2-6 eggs are laid, and are incubated for 14-15 days; the young fledge after 14 days.

[edit] References

Wikipedia

[edit] External Links