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 Topic: Long Tailed ShrikePosted: 04 Oct 2013 at 12:37pm |
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Pranoti ,
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Pranoti J-K
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Posted: 03 Oct 2013 at 8:58pm |
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Long tailed Shrike / Gandhari (गांधारी) / Butcher Bird (खाटिक)
The Long-tailed
Shrike or Rufous-backed Shrike (Lanius
schach) is a member of the bird family
Laniidae, the shrikes.
. It is found mainly in scrub and open habitats.
Commonly, called as Gandhari or Butcher bird. Gandhari because of black stripe around eyes, and Butcher bird because They sometimes impale prey on a thorny bush after feeding just on the head or brain. |
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