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Black-headed Shrike

Conservation status

Least Concern

Population Trend

Unknown

Alternate Names

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Native Habitat

Scrubland

Diet

Insects, Lizards, Mice

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Black-headed Shrike

Lanius schach tricolor

The Black-headed Shrike is a typical shrike, favouring dry open habitats and found perched prominently atop a bush or on a wire. The dark mask through the eye is broad and covers the whole head. They have a long and narrow black tail, rufous rump and flanks and a small white patch on the shoulder.

Regional Names
  • Nepali:
    भद्राई
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Taxanomy

PASSERIFORMES
LANIIDAE
Lanius schach tricolor