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Southern Grey Shrike

Lanius meridionalis

Photo by Bernadette S
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

grey upperparts, white underparts, black mask through eye

Habitat:

spotted in bushes in the salt marshes along the Gulf of Suez shore; a breeding bird in Egypt

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Southern grey shrike

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
James McNair
Extremely similar to our Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus). Nice shots!
Bernadette S
Thanks so much, Ernst! That was the species I had starred in my book, but I wasn't sure at all so I'll take your 99%. :-)

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Biodiversity in Egypt
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Wildlife of the Sinai Peninsula

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PublishedAugust 11, 2014

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