Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Laniidae |
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BTO Codes:
SR, GRGSH
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EURING No: 15201 | |
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Number in Britain:
60 birds (Winter)
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Status in UK:
(A) Passage/Winter Visitor
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Subspecies:
excubitor recorded in Britain (of 7 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
24 cm
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Wingspan: 32 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 68 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: lanius=a butcher and L.: excubitor=a sentinel |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: n Eurasia, n North America, WINTERS: south to s Europe, c Asia, sw US |
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Habitat:
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Open country, tundra |
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Diet:
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Large insects, small mammals/reptiles/birds, hunts from high vantage point, prey taken in flight or on ground |
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Population and Distribution |
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British Population Size:
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| Passage: 125 individuals | ||||||
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First Record:
1544
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Latest Survey:
Fraser, P.A. & Ryan, J.F. 1995 British Birds 88:478-484
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Conservation Status:
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
Not Assessed
1996-2001
Not Assessed
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
246 to 285 thousand pairs
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III)
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Breeding and Survival |
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Egg Size:
26 x 20 mm
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Egg Weight: 5.3 g (of which 6 % is shell) | ||
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Number of Nest Records:
0
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Clutch Size:
4 - 7 eggs
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Incubation:
15- 17 days
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Fledging:
15 - 18days
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Altricial, naked
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First Clutches Laid:
Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
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Number of Broods:
1
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Number Ringed:
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Adult Survival:
No data
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Juvenile Survival:
No data
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Age at First Breeding:
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Typical Lifespan:
No data
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Maximum Recorded Age:
Too few birds ringed
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Biometrics |
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Ring Size:
C
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Wing Length
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Weight
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Other Names |
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| Northern Shrike | |
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Has Included Lanius meridionalis
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| Gaelic: Feňladair-glas | Welsh: Cigydd Mawr |
| Danish: Stor tornskade | Dutch: Klapekster |
| Finnish: Isolepinkäinen (Lapinharakka) | French: Pie-gričche grise |
| German: Raubwürger | Hungarian: Nagy örgébics |
| Icelandic: Grásvarri | Irish: Mórscréachán Liath |
| Italian: Averla maggiore | Norwegian: Varsler |
| Polish: Srokosz | Portuguese: Picanço-real |
| Spanish: Alcaudón real | Swedish: Varfĺgel |
| Local Names:Butcher Bird | |
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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] | |
| See Also: | |
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| Wikipedia entry | |
| BirdLife species page | |
| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
| All About Birds (from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology) | |
| Details from the Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter | |
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