Tzanampeths (talk | contribs) |
(→External Links: Multiple GSearches combined) |
||
(15 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
− | + | [[Image:Woodchat_Shrike.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Raydes|Raydes}}<br />Ancient Andissa, Lesvos, [[Greece]], May 2004]] | |
− | + | ;[[:Category:Lanius|Lanius]] senator | |
− | [[Image:Woodchat_Shrike.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Raydes]] | ||
− | |||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | ==Distribution & Taxonomy== | + | [[Image:Wcsh46.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|Kevin+Wade|Kevin Wade}}<br />Cádiz, Spain 29 July 2018]]] |
+ | 18–19 cm (7-½ in)<br /> | ||
+ | *Black forehead | ||
+ | *Broad patch round the eye | ||
+ | *Chestnut-red cowl on rear crown and upper mantle | ||
+ | *Oval shoulder patches <br /> | ||
+ | '''Female''' and '''Juvenile''' - dull brown upperparts and buff underparts, both of which are [[Dictionary_T-Z#V|vermiculated]]. | ||
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | '''Breeds''' in southern [[Europe]], the [[Middle East]] and northwest [[Africa]]. '''Winters''' in Africa. <br /> | ||
+ | '''Europe''': [[Scandinavia]], [[Norway]], [[Finland]], [[Denmark]], The [[Netherlands]], [[Luxembourg]], [[France]], [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], [[Ibiza]], [[Mallorca]], [[Canary Islands]], [[Gran Canaria]], [[Gibraltar]], [[Andorra]], [[Switzerland]], [[Liechtenstein]], [[Germany]], [[Austria]], [[Italy]], [[Estonia]], [[Poland]], [[Slovakia]], [[Hungary]], [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]], [[Yugoslavia]], [[Montenegro]], [[Serbia]], [[Albania]], [[Macedonia]], [[Greece]], [[Crete]], [[Corfu]], [[Rhodes]], [[Malta]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Romania]], [[Ukraine]], [[Moldova]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Northern Africa''': [[Morocco]], [[Algeria]], [[Tunisia]], [[Libya]], [[Egypt]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Senegal]], The [[Gambia]], [[Guinea]], [[Mali]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Tanzania]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Middle East''': [[Turkey]], [[Cyprus]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[Oman]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Qatar]], [[Bahrain]], [[Kuwait]], [[Iraq]], [[Iran]], [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Georgia]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Asia''': [[Russia]], [[Afghanistan]] | ||
+ | [[Image:WCS Smallbf.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|greenbunion|greenbunion}}<br />[[Chew Valley Lake]], [[Somerset]], [[England]], April 2013]] | ||
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''L. s. senator'': | ||
+ | :*[[Europe]] ([[Spain]] to western [[Turkey]]) and northern [[Africa]]; winters to central Africa | ||
+ | *''L. s. badius'': (Balearic Woodchat Shrike)<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> | ||
+ | :*Western Mediterranean islands; winters to central [[Africa]] | ||
+ | *''L. s. niloticus'': | ||
+ | :*Eastern [[Turkey]] and Levant to [[Iran]]; winters to central [[Africa]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ''Lanius senator niloticus'' is not recognised by some authorities<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Open country with scattered trees and bushes; olive groves and orchards. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | == | + | Has a habit of perching on prominent branches and posts. |
− | + | ====Breeding==== | |
− | + | Nests in trees | |
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | The diet consists of larger insects, such as beetles, damsel flies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, wasps and bees, which are impaled on thorns. | ||
+ | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
+ | A harsh chattering<br /> | ||
+ | {{ Audio|Lanius senator (song).mp3 }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase | ||
+ | #Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966 | ||
+ | #Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | ||
+ | #Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | ||
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017) | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
+ | {{GSearch|"Lanius senator" {{!}} "Woodchat Shrike"}} | ||
+ | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
− | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lanius]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] | |
− | |||
− | [[Category: |
Latest revision as of 23:37, 8 March 2023
- Lanius senator
Identification
18–19 cm (7-½ in)
- Black forehead
- Broad patch round the eye
- Chestnut-red cowl on rear crown and upper mantle
- Oval shoulder patches
Female and Juvenile - dull brown upperparts and buff underparts, both of which are vermiculated.
Distribution
Breeds in southern Europe, the Middle East and northwest Africa. Winters in Africa.
Europe: Scandinavia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Portugal, Spain, Ibiza, Mallorca, Canary Islands, Gran Canaria, Gibraltar, Andorra, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, Italy, Estonia, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Yugoslavia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Macedonia, Greece, Crete, Corfu, Rhodes, Malta, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Moldova
Northern Africa: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania
Middle East: Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
Asia: Russia, Afghanistan
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- L. s. senator:
- L. s. badius: (Balearic Woodchat Shrike)[2]
- Western Mediterranean islands; winters to central Africa
- L. s. niloticus:
Lanius senator niloticus is not recognised by some authorities[2]
Habitat
Open country with scattered trees and bushes; olive groves and orchards.
Behaviour
Has a habit of perching on prominent branches and posts.
Breeding
Nests in trees
Diet
The diet consists of larger insects, such as beetles, damsel flies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, wasps and bees, which are impaled on thorns.
Vocalisation
A harsh chattering
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Woodchat Shrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Woodchat_Shrike
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1