northern shrike call

The burly, bull-headed Northern Shrike is a pint-sized predator of birds, small mammals, and insects. Northern Shrike: Medium shrike with gray upperparts,pale gray underparts. Northern White-crowned Shrike bird photo call and song/ Eurocephalus ruppelli Flight is swift and undulating on shallow rapid wing beats. They breed in far northern North America and come as far south as the northern U.S. for winter. Carnivorous habits make shrikes unique among passerines. Mask is black with white border, bill is heavy and slightly hooked. It forms a superspecies with its parapatric southern relatives, the Iberian grey shrike (L. meridionalis), the Chinese grey shrike (L. sphenocerus) and the loggerhead shrike (L. ludovicianus).Males and females are similar in plumage, pearly grey above with a black eye-mask and white underparts. Northern White-crowned Shrike (Eurocephalus ruppelli) bird calls on dibird.com. Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) bird calls and sounds on dibird.com. Names (23) Species names in all available languages. The great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor) is a large songbird species in the shrike family (Laniidae). Robin-sized bird; pale gray overall with black mask. Breeding in North America, Eurasia: n; can be seen in 20 countries. Legs and feet are black. Breeding in Africa: se South Sudan, c Ethiopia and c Somalia to c Tanzania; can be seen in 6 countries. Breeds in open forests and shrubby areas in far northern Canada and Alaska; moves south in winter. LC Least Concern. Northern Shrike Lanius borealis. A bold black mask and stout, hooked bill heighten the impression of danger in these fierce predators. Tail is long, black, and white-edged. Found in open areas with prominent perches, including power lines and short treetops that offer perfect vantages for shrikes to spot their prey. Wings are black with white patches. Northern Shrike bird photo call and song/ Lanius borealis Search