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Lanius cristatus
The Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) is a bird in the shrike family that is found mainly in Asia
It 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. Several populations of this widespread species form distinctive subspecies which breed in temperate Asia and migrate to their winter quarters in tropical Asia
Spotted on Jan 5, 2013
Submitted on Jan 5, 2013
6 Comments
Beautiful!
very charming bird and great photos ! thanks for sharing these...
Wonderful series! The pic #3 is stunning!!
<3 I love third bird!!!
nice series
very nice!