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Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

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Description:

This 16–18 cm (approx. 6.3–7.1 inches) long migratory bird eats large insects, small birds, frogs, rodents and lizards. Like other shrikes it hunts from prominent perches, and impales corpses on thorns or barbed wire as a "larder." This practice has earned it the nickname of "butcher bird

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Red-backed Shrike

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Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

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Comments (6)
Ali Hemati Pour
Yes, this site is really useful to know these things so when wildlife other countries
JenKnight
one of my favorite things about this site is the backgrounds in photos and seeing far off countries though the eyes of the wildlife (and photographers)
PedroNicolau
Great spotting, Ali! It's a red-backed shrike.

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PublishedApril 26, 2013

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