Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Laniidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 15130 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
cristatus recorded in Britain (of 4 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
18 cm
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Wingspan: 27 cm |
Weight:
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Scientific name from:
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L.: lanius=a butcher and L.: crista=crest |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: e Asia, WINTERS: ne Africa, s Asia |
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Habitat:
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Open woodland, scrub, savanna, farmland |
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Diet:
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Mainly insects (esp. beetles) also small mammals/birds/reptiles |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Shetland, 1985
(Hume, R.A. 1993 British Birds 86:600-604)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
4
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Shetland
(2004),
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North-east England:
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
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South-east England:
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South-west England:
Isles of Scilly
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Brun tornskade | Dutch: Bruine Klauwier |
| Finnish: Idänpikkulepinkäinen | French: Pie-grèche brune |
| German: Rotschwanzwürger | Hungarian: Vörösfarkú gébics |
| Icelandic: Brúnsvarri | Irish: |
| Italian: Averla bruna | Norwegian: Brunvarsler |
| Polish: Dzierzba brazowa | Portuguese: Picanço-castanho |
| Spanish: Alcaudón castaño | Swedish: Brun törnskata |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Panov, E.N. 2011 The true shrikes (Laniidae) of the world: ecology, behaviour and evolution Pensoft, Sofia [598.942 PAN] | |
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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