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Lanius cristatus
This shrike is mainly brown on the upper parts and the tail is rounded. The black mask can be paler in winter and has a white brow over it. The underside is creamy with rufous flanks and belly. The wings are brown and lack any white "mirror" patches. Females tend to have fine scalloping on the underside and the mask is dark brown and not as well marked as in the male. The distinction is not easy to use in the field but has been tested with breeding birds in Japan where the female can be identified from the presence of a brood patch.
Found this bird in a shrub close to a small pond inside IIM Trichy campus
Video Link: https://youtu.be/ubVKXXAehSs
Spotted on Oct 8, 2016
Submitted on Oct 8, 2016
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Not able to include the video in the spotting itself. Please look into this. The video link is given in the notes section.
Thanks :)