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Brown Shrike

Lanius cristatus

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Field Notes

Description:

Lanius cristatus has a distinctive black "bandit-mask" through the eye. and is found mainly in open scrub habitats, where it perches on the tops of thorny bushes in search of prey. The prey in this spotting is a house lizard (2nd photo)

Habitat:

Urban garden.

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Brown Shrike

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Wild Birds of the Philippines
Mission
Biodiversity in Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedSeptember 17, 2013

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