Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus [Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833] |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Laniidae |
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BTO Codes:
IL, ISASH
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EURING No: 15140 | |
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Number in Britain:
1 record/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
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Subspecies:
isabellinus, phoenicuroides recorded in Britain (of 4 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
18 cm
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Wingspan: 26 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 30 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: lanius=a butcher and Mod. L.: isabellinus=greyish-yellow |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: sw Asia, WINTERS: e Africa, Middle East, India |
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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:
Isle of May, 1950
(Flower, W.U. & Kinnear, M.I. 1951. British Birds 44:217-219)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
68
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
August to November
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Angus & Dundee
(2005),
Borders
(1999),
Fife
(1993),
Lothian
(1989),
Outer Hebrides
(2006),
Orkney
(2006),
Shetland
(2004),
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North-east England:
Durham
(2006),
Northumberland
(2006),
East Yorkshire
(2007),
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North-west England:
Lancashire
(1996),
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
Cambridgeshire
(2000),
Essex
(1988),
Lincolnshire
(2003),
Norfolk
(2003),
Suffolk
(1997),
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South-east England:
Kent
(2006),
Greater London
(1994),
Surrey
(1994),
West Sussex
(1975),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(2002),
Devon
(2001),
Dorset
(1988),
Gloucestershire
(2001),
Somerset
(2003),
Isles of Scilly
(2006),
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Wales:
Anglesey
(1998),
Caernarfonshire
(2006),
Pembrokeshire
(1995),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Cigydd Gwdw |
| Danish: Isabellatornskade | Dutch: Izabelklauwier |
| Finnish: Punapyrstölepinkäinen | French: Pie-grièche isabelle |
| German: Isabellwürger | Hungarian: Izabella gébics |
| Icelandic: Bleiksvarri | Irish: |
| Italian: Averla isabellina | Norwegian: Rødhalevarsler |
| Polish: Dzierzba pustynna | Portuguese: Picanço-isabel |
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Spanish:
Alcadón colirrojjo
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Swedish: Isabellatörnskata |
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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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