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The long-tailed shrike or Rufous-backed shrike is a member of the bird family Laniidae, the shrikes. They are found widely distributed across Asia and there are variations in plumage across the range. The species ranges across much of Asia, both on the mainland and the eastern archipelagos.
Scientific Name : Lanius Schach
Family : Laniidae
Order : Passeriformes
Class : Aves
Type : Shrikes
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 25 cm
Compare Size : Myna -
Wingspan : NA
Weight : 52 g
Migratory : Resident
Sex Alike : Yes
Nesting Season : February - July
Other Names :
English : Rufous-Backed Shrike, Black-Headed Shrike
Hindi : लंबी पूंछ लहटोरा , मट्टिया लटोरा
Marathi : लांब शेपटीचा खाटीक , नकल्या खाटीक
Habitat:
Scrub and Open Habitats
Breeding:
Eggs - 3 to 6, Smaller than Grey shrike but more or less identical with them.
Feeding:
Grasshoppers & Large insects, Lizards, Young mice
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Crown | light-grey |
| Nape | light-grey |
| Back | upper back area light-grey; lower back are rufous |
| Rump | rufous |
| Wing | small white patch on wing |
| Throat | whitish |
| Throat | whitish |
| Breast | upper area whitish lower area variably rufous |
| Flanks | rufous |
| Tail | black; long and narrow |
| Head | The dark mask through the eye is broad and covers the forehead |
| Subspecies tricolor | |
|---|---|
| Head | hole head is black execpt thorat and neck side areas |
| Note : The eastern or Himalayan subspecies migrates south to Bengal; simillar to parent species but more rufous than parent species and head plumage is diffrent |
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| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 03 Nov 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 02 Dec 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 16 Dec 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 12 Jan 2019 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 08 Dec 2018 | Harihareshwar Beach, Raigad, Maharashtra |
