Long Tail Shrike

Sylvester Alphonso

This Shrike has a black mask, black narrow forehead and a grey crown and a nape with rufous scapulars. The Wings are Dark. Its bulky nest on thorny trees are often parasitized by cuckoos, it is a very bold bird, it takes variety of prey larger then itself and even pirates from other birds.

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Common Sand piper