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==Identification==
 
==Identification==

Revision as of 05:29, 12 June 2018

Photo © by Alok Tewari
Gurgaon Rural, Haryana, India, January-2018
Lanius vittatus

Identification

Juvenile
Photo by Shantilal Varu
Kutch, Gujarat, India, October 2011

17–19 cm (6¾-7½)

  • Chestnut-brown above
  • Grey crown and nape
  • Small white wing patch
  • Black mask through the eye
  • Pale rump
  • White underparts
  • Buff flanks
  • Long, white-edged black tail
  • 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(Citation needed).

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Photo by Jugal Tiwari
Kutch, Gujarat, India, February 2007

This is a polytypic species, consisting of two subspecies[1]:

  • L. v. vittatus:
  • Pakistan (Indus Plains) to western Bengal and southern India (except for south-west)
  • L. v. nargianus:

Habitat

Scrubby areas, open bushland, thorn forests and cultivation.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes lizards, large insects, small birds and rodents.

Breeding

Three to five eggs are laid.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Wikipedia

Recommended Citation

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