Shrikes (Laniidae)
Masked Shrike (Lanius nubicus) - HBW 13, p. 794
French:
Pie-grièche masquée
German: Maskenwürger
Spanish:
Alcaudón Núbico
Other common names: Nubian Shrike
Taxonomy: Lanius nubicus
M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823, Nubia.
Affiliations
uncertain, possibly related to some Palearctic brown shrikes and some
African fiscal shrikes. Monotypic.
Distribution: Breeds from Balkan Peninsula and Asia Minor S to Levant, including Cyprus, also in N Iraq and W Iran (Zagros Mts); range limits uncertain, possibly includes S Turkmenistan and NW Afghanistan. Non-breeding in sub-Saharan Africa and SW Arabia.
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A female plumaged bird perched Locality Al Safa Park, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates (Monotypic species)
Eric Roualet 22 February 2008 5 years ago 33 sec 4.5 -
having a snack Locality West Fife, Scotland, Great Britain
Keith and Lynn Youngs 8 November 2004 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 27 sec 3.8 -
A bird perched among the vegetation over the waters of lake Nasser Locality Abu Simbel, Aswan Governorate, Egypt
Ferran Vaquero 23 August 2004 1 year ago 37 sec 3.6 -
A bird perched on a low branch Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 7 April 2002 5 years ago 27 sec 3.5 -
A bird perched on a vine and flying away. Locality Afar Plains, Afar Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 November 2005 7 years ago 42 sec 3.4 -
A juvenile, vagrant Locality Utsira, Norway (Monotypic species)
Eric Roualet 2 October 2006 2 years ago 10 sec 3 -
An adult female perched on a branch Locality Aqaba, Jordan (Monotypic species)
Christian Dortu 31 March 2004 8 years ago 12 sec 3 -
A male in a tree and flying away. Locality Lake Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 7 years ago 32 sec 2.7 -
A female perched in a eucaliptus tree Locality Dywidag Compound, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 1992 7 years ago 37 sec 2.6 -
A bird on top of a tree and flying away Locality Lesbos Island, North Aegean Region, Greece (Monotypic species)
Peter Waanders 3 May 2005 6 years ago 18 sec 2.4 -
A male cleaning beak against olive tree branch, then seen perched in the open carrying an insect Locality Ayvalik, Balikesir Province, Turkey
Stuart Fisher 3 May 2007 4 years ago 20 sec 2.3 -
A male perched in a eucaliptus tree Locality Dywidag Compound, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 1992 7 years ago 24 sec 2.1 -
An adult male perched on a branch Locality Wadi al Butm, Jordan (Monotypic species)
Christian Dortu 31 March 2004 8 years ago 19 sec 1.6
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