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Grey-backed Shrike

Lanius tephronotus

Photo by Atul
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Description:

The Grey-backed shrike is a resident and winter visitor to North and North Eastern parts of India. It is common to see them perched on tall grass and bushes, constantly looking out for moving prey - primarily insects, lizards etc. Because of this behavior of theirs, they are categorized as sit-and-wait predators.

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Comments (4)
ChimeTsetan
the information on grey backed shrike on the reliable wikipedia turned out to be stubb :) so i will be looking forward to ur differentiation between the two. :)
Atul
yes it does Chime , there are a few differences though .i do not have a pic of its back , to show you ill upload some when i have better pics.
ChimeTsetan
nice one atul... it looks very similar to rufous backed shrike (Lanius schach). don't you think ?

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