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The loggerhead shrike can be distinguished from the northern shrike by its smaller size, darker grey plumage and larger black face mask that covers the eye completely. It also has a shorter bill with less prominent hook. Their calls are similar. [9] Measurements: [10] Length: 9.1–9.4 in (23–24 cm) Weight: 2.0–2.8 oz (57–79 g)
The northern white-crowned shrike is a 19–23-cm long passerine. The adult has a white crown and rump, black eyestripe, brown back and wings and black tail. The throat, breast and belly are white, and the flanks are brown. The sexes are similar, but juveniles have a brown crown, white head sides, and grey breast. The flight is parrot-like.
The northern fiscal (Lanius humeralis) is a member of the shrike family found through most of Sub-Saharan Africa. It used to be grouped with the southern fiscal ( Lanius collaris ). Together they were called the common fiscal.
The common English name shrike is from Old English scrīc, alluding to the shrike's shriek-like call. [2] Taxonomy ... Northern shrike, Lanius borealis Vieillot, 1808;
Northern white-crowned shrike or white-rumped shrike: east Africa from south eastern South Sudan and southern Ethiopia to Tanzania Eurocephalus anguitimens: Southern white-crowned shrike or white-crowned shrike: Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A shrike's beak is hooked, like that of a typical bird of prey. Two species have been recorded in Wyoming. Loggerhead shrike, Lanius ludovicianus; Northern shrike, Lanius borealis
Sad news came out of Northern California this past weekend when two brothers were attacked in the woods by a mountain lion, leaving one dead. ... he was somehow able to call 911 and get help ...
The western meadowlark is the state bird of Nebraska. This list of birds of Nebraska includes species documented in the U.S. state of Nebraska and accepted by Nebraska Ornithologists' Union (NOU). As of August 2021, there are 467 species included in the official list. Of them, 95 are classed as accidental, 19 are classed as casual, two are extinct, and three have been extirpated. Four have ...