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Armenian Name: | Սևաճակատ շամփրուկ |
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See Plate 42 for Lesser Grey Shrike and other similar species
Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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Abundance: | Uncommon |
Length: | 20 cm, Wing Span:32-34.5 cm |
Distribution Map: | Map 226. |
Description: | Black, white, and gray shrike with a black forehead, stubby bill, long primary extension, and rectangular white patch at base of primaries. |
Adult: | Pink tint to underparts. Male: broad black forehead. Female: forehead band narrower with pale speckles. |
Juvenile: | Wing feathers tipped white; dark bars and pale scallops on gray upperparts. |
Similar Species: | Northern Shrike. |
Behavior: | Often perches high on roadside wires or trees. Flies low to ground, seizes prey with bill, then returns to perch. |
Habitat: | Semidesert, mountain steppe. |
Food: | Invertebrates, rarely fruit. |
Nest: | Cup of stems, roots, and feathers, usually high in fork of tree. |
Eggs: | 25 mm, 5-7, pale blue-green, olive-brown spots. |