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Common
Name: Loggerhead
shrike |
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Species:
Lanius Ludovicianus |
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Type:
Scavanger |
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Description:
The shrike is 7-9 inches
in length with a 12.5 – 13 inch wingspan. They are black masked with
a hooked-black bill. Males and female have similar characteristics of gray,
black and white feathers and
slim black tail and a large head |
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Habitat:
Inhabit open grassy country
with scattered shrubs or small trees. |
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Food:
Insects
Small birds
Small mammals
Small reptiles
Small amphibians.
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Enemies:
Birds of prey,
loss of habitat and
Insecticides and pesticides |
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Range
& migration: They
are short-distance migrants that live in south central Canada through the
lower forty-eight states to south Mexico. They are mostly permanent residents
in southern United States and Mexico. |
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Reproduction:
They have two broods
a year in the north and sometimes three in the south. They usually return
to the area where they nested the previous year.
The female incubates the eggs during a 16-day period and the male feeds
her. Both the female and male feed the young. They fly when they are about
16 days old buy they stay with the adults for 3-4 more weeks. |
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More
information: Loggerhead
Shrike is an Endangered Species in Canada and parts of California.
They are also known as a butcher bird because they impale the body of its
prey on a fence wire or spine of a plant. |
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Links:
http://www.e-nature.org
http://www.enature.com
http://www.landbirds.com
http://birds.fws.gov
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