Aloktewari (talk | contribs) (Legend image 1, 2 & 3) |
(Picture of subspecies. Some extra info. References updated) |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | [[Image:bay-backed_shrike_alok.JPG|thumb| | + | [[Image:bay-backed_shrike_alok.JPG|thumb|500px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}} <br />Gurgaon Rural, Haryana, [[India]], January-2018]] |
;[[:Category:Lanius|Lanius]] vittatus | ;[[:Category:Lanius|Lanius]] vittatus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:bay-backed_shrike_2_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Immature, nominate subspecies<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dist. Jhajjar, Haryana, [[India]], 27 September 2019]] |
17–19 cm (6¾-7½) | 17–19 cm (6¾-7½) | ||
*Chestnut-brown above | *Chestnut-brown above | ||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Bay-backed Shrike in flight Piyoni Kutch Gujarat 12 th Feb 2007.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo © by {{user|Jugal+Tiwari|Jugal Tiwari}}<br />Kutch, Gujarat, [[India]], February 2007]] | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species, consisting of two subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species, consisting of two subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''L. v. vittatus'': | *''L. v. vittatus'': | ||
| Line 26: | Line 27: | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Scrubby areas, open bushland, thorn forests and cultivation. | Scrubby areas, open bushland, thorn forests and cultivation. | ||
| − | + | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Turkmenistan ShrikeWiF.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''nargianus'', Turkmenistan Shrike<br />Photo © by {{user|WorldInFocus|WorldInFocus}}<br />Taif, [[Saudi Arabia]], 13 March 2020]] | |
| + | Their diet consists almost entirely of insects such as beetles, grasshoppers, crickets, locusts, butterflies, moths, flies, wasps, bees and ants. They will also take lizards, small birds and rodents. | ||
| + | |||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
Three to five eggs are laid. | Three to five eggs are laid. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Yosef, R., International Shrike Working Group & de Juana, E. (2020). Bay-backed Shrike (Lanius vittatus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/60476 on 14 March 2020) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 00:31, 14 March 2020
- Lanius vittatus
Identification
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
This is a polytypic species, consisting of two subspecies[1]:
- L. v. vittatus:
- L. v. nargianus:
- South-eastern Iran, southern Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Baluchistan and Pakistan
Habitat
Scrubby areas, open bushland, thorn forests and cultivation.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of insects such as beetles, grasshoppers, crickets, locusts, butterflies, moths, flies, wasps, bees and ants. They will also take lizards, small birds and rodents.
Breeding
Three to five eggs are laid.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Yosef, R., International Shrike Working Group & de Juana, E. (2020). Bay-backed Shrike (Lanius vittatus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/60476 on 14 March 2020)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bay-backed Shrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bay-backed_Shrike
External Links
