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Brown Shrike

Lanius cristatus

Description:

Small bird of about 15cm with a curved beak. Very shy with a harsh screech like cry.

Habitat:

Small brush near a stream.

Notes:

Please I D.

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9 Comments

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 10 years ago

Thank you VivBraznell for the I D. Uploaded one more photo.

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 10 years ago

Thanks Jakubko, VivBraznell, sintija.valucka and OnengDyah it sure seems some kind of shrike sp.

OnengDyah
OnengDyah 10 years ago

Cute bird...

Sintija Valucka
Sintija Valucka 10 years ago

Lanius excubitor lives here in Latvia :)
But at least something from the genus Lanius it is :)

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 10 years ago

Not too good at my idents Jakubko so it's quite nice to get one right for someone else : )

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 10 years ago

Viv got to it 2 minutes before me. :-) Lanius tephronotus looks like a match to me.

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 10 years ago

This is just a suggestion too sunny

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 10 years ago

Thank you sintija.valucka they look similar but in the global range India is not shown.....

Sintija Valucka
Sintija Valucka 10 years ago

I'm just guessing, but looks similar to that one, doesn't it? :)

sunnyjosef
Spotted by
sunnyjosef

Kochi, Kerala, India

Spotted on Apr 28, 2013
Submitted on Apr 28, 2013

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