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Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Laniidae
BTO Codes:
,
EURING No:
15130
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Not Assessed
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
undetermined recorded in Britain (of 4 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
18 cm
Wingspan:
27 cm
Weight:
-
Scientific name from:
L.: lanius =a butcher
and L.: crista =crest
World Distribution:
BREEDS: e Asia, WINTERS: ne Africa, s Asia
Habitat:
Open woodland, scrub, savanna, farmland
Diet:
Mainly insects (esp. beetles) also small mammals/birds/reptiles
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Shetland, 1985
(Hume, R.A. 1993 British Birds 86:600-604)
Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
4
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Shetland
(2004),
North-east England:
North-west England:
English Midlands:
Eastern England:
South-east England:
South-west England:
Wales:
BirdGuides and BBRC
Other Names
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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