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Lanius senator
The male is a striking bird with black and white plumage and a chestnut crown. In the female and young birds the upperparts are brown and vermiculated. Underparts are buff and also vermiculated.
The Woodchat breeds in southern Europe, the Middle East and northwest Africa, and winters in tropical Africa. It breeds in open cultivated country, preferably with orchard trees and some bare or sandy ground. This migratory medium-sized passerine eats large insects, small birds and small amphibians. Like other shrikes it hunts from prominent perches, and impales corpses on thorns or barbed wire as a "larder".
Parque natural Lagunas de La Mata
Spotted on Apr 6, 2012
Submitted on Apr 18, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks, Sachin! they are common in the area and indeed very pretty. They also sing nice.
Beautiful bird,