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Brown shrike
Lanius cristatus
20.2158, 92.9059
Field Notes
Description:
Small predatory songbird, some 20cm in length. Brownish above, whitish below, and like most other shrikes, it has a distinctive black "bandit-mask". (this black mask may become paler and more discreet...).
Habitat:
Common in Asia, and found mainly in open scrub habitats, where it perches on the tops of thorny bushes in search of prey - here, just outside the village, and close to open paddy fields and other gardens.
Notes:
Another gem in the collection of birds from my favorite family - Laniidae, butcher birds.
Reference Links:
Brown shrike - Wikipedia
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PublishedMarch 25, 2018
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