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Loggerhead Shrike / Alcaudon americano

Lanius ludovicianus

Photo by LuisStevens
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Gray bird with black stripe in the eyes, white chest. The Loggerhead Shrike hardly appears to be a predator. But it uses its hooked beak to kill insects, lizards, mice, and birds, and then impales them on thorns to hold them while it rips them apart.

Habitat:

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Species ID Suggestions

Alcaudón americano

Lanius ludovicianus

Comments (4)

Gracias José Andrés por la ID y el link.

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PublishedApril 27, 2013

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