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Photo by rb stern
November 13, 2003 Sanibel Island Causeway, Florida, USA

Lanius ludovicianus

[edit] Identification

9 in. Grey head and back, white under parts, black face mask, black bill. Wings and tail black with white markings.

[edit] Distribution

North America and Mexico.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

semi-open areas

[edit] 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.

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