Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis [Temminck, 1820] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Laniidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 15203 | |
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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:
pallidirostris recorded in Britain (of 12 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
24 cm
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Wingspan: 30 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 60 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: lanius=a butcher and L.: meridionalis=southern (from meridies=noon) |
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World Distribution:
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s Europe, s Asia |
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Habitat:
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Open country |
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Diet:
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Large insects, small reptiles/mammals/birds, hunts from vantage point, prey taken in flight or on ground |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Fair Isle, 1956
(Wiliamson, K. 1957. British Birds 50:246-249)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
17
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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:
Orkney
(2000),
Shetland
(1994),
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North-east England:
North Yorkshire
(1989),
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North-west England:
Cumbria
(1994),
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English Midlands:
Northamptonshire
(1997),
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Eastern England:
Essex
(1996),
Suffolk
(1992),
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South-east England:
Kent
(2004),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(1992),
Dorset
(1989),
Wiltshire
(1993),
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Wales:
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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Split from Lanius excubitor
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Sydlig tornskade | Dutch: Steppeklapekster |
| Finnish: Etelänisolepinkäinen | French: Pie-grièche méridionale |
| German: Südlicher Raubwürger | Hungarian: |
| Icelandic: | Irish: |
| Italian: Averla maggiore meridionale | Norwegian: |
| Polish: Dzierzba sródziemnomorska | Portuguese: |
| Spanish: Alcaudón real meridional | Swedish: Ökenvarfågel |
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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 | |
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