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Like most other shrikes, 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. They are sometimes found as vagrants in Europe and North America.
Scientific Name : Lanius cristatus
Family : Laniidae
Order : Passeriformes
Class : Aves
Type : Shrikes
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 19 cm
Compare Size : Bulbul -
Migratory : Migrant
Sex Alike : Yes
Nesting Season : 2-6 eggs
Habitat:
Open scrub
Feeding:
insects
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Upperparts | rufous-brown |
| Crown | darkish-brown |
| Head | black mask but paler in winter with white brow above |
| Underparts | creamy; females have some fine scalloping on the underside |
| Flanks | rufous |
| Wing | dark-brown wings |
| Tail | dark-brown |