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A nest of dry grass stems lined with soft grass is build and placed in a tree or bush. The 4-8, usually 5-6, eggs are laid late May – late June and are incubated by the female for 15-16 days, while the male feeds her. Both parents feed juveniles, which fledge at 13-14 days. | A nest of dry grass stems lined with soft grass is build and placed in a tree or bush. The 4-8, usually 5-6, eggs are laid late May – late June and are incubated by the female for 15-16 days, while the male feeds her. Both parents feed juveniles, which fledge at 13-14 days. | ||
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Revision as of 16:57, 1 October 2015
- Lanius isabellinus
Includes Daurian Shrike
Identification
16-18cm
- Sandy-grey upperparts
- Buffish-white underparts
- Long rufous tail
Similar Species
Juvenile Red-backed Shrike:
Distribution
Eurasia including Iran, Afghanistan across to western China. Winters in East Africa and from the Near East east to south-western India.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- L. i. isabellinus (speculigerus):
- L. i. arenarius:
- L. i. tsaidamensis:
- North-central China (Qinghai); wintering grounds unknown
Red-tailed Shrike was formerly considered conspecific under the name Rufous-tailed Shrike. Speculigerus from East Asia is also split as Daurian Shrike.
Habitat
Desert oases, thorn forests, and other scrubby, shrub and woodlands. Also on farmland.
Behaviour
Action
It hunts from a low, exposed perch from which it either glides and hovers to take its prey or drops directly onto it when the prey is below the perch.
Diet
Insects are caught in flight. The bird returns to its perch in order to eat or store its prey; it stores food on spikes (twigs, barbed wire, thorns) for later consumption. It impales small mammals before it consumes it and such prey is tackled by eating the head and limbs first.
Breeding
A nest of dry grass stems lined with soft grass is build and placed in a tree or bush. The 4-8, usually 5-6, eggs are laid late May – late June and are incubated by the female for 15-16 days, while the male feeds her. Both parents feed juveniles, which fledge at 13-14 days.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Isabelline Shrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Isabelline_Shrike
External Links
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