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[[Image:Bay-backed_Shrike.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by dineshagg. Photo taken: Bharatpur, [[India]].]] | [[Image:Bay-backed_Shrike.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by dineshagg. Photo taken: Bharatpur, [[India]].]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 17cm. Maroon-brown above, pale rump, white underparts, buff flanks, grey crown and nape, black bandit mask through the eye, small white wing patch, long black tail with white edges, dark grey bill and legs. Sexes similar Juveniles paler versions of adults. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Afghanistan]] | + | [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]] and [[India]], and has recently been recorded from [[Sri Lanka]]. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Polytypic. Consists of two subspecies. | Polytypic. Consists of two subspecies. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Scrubby areas and cultivation. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | The diet includes lizards, large insects, small birds and rodents. | |
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| + | 3-5 eggs are laid. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Lanius+vittatus}} | {{GSearch|Lanius+vittatus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Lanius]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Lanius]] | ||
Revision as of 14:20, 24 October 2008
- Lanius vittatus
Photo by dineshagg. Photo taken: Bharatpur, India.
Identification
17cm. Maroon-brown above, pale rump, white underparts, buff flanks, grey crown and nape, black bandit mask through the eye, small white wing patch, long black tail with white edges, dark grey bill and legs. Sexes similar Juveniles paler versions of adults.
Distribution
Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, and has recently been recorded from Sri Lanka.
Taxonomy
Polytypic. Consists of two subspecies.
Habitat
Scrubby areas and cultivation.
Behaviour
The diet includes lizards, large insects, small birds and rodents.
3-5 eggs are laid.
