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Author: Ronaldo Time: 6/01/2011 06:39 Subject: Bull-headed shrike?

Hi there,

Saw this shrike last month in TBT. Suspect a bull-headed. Can someone confirm? Thanks

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Author: HFCheung Time: 6/01/2011 11:26

Yes, I think so. What else can it be! However, the plumage is very strange. On one side there are scales on the breast, indicating a juvenile bird. On the other hand, the color of the crown and back points to a mature male. May be the color of the photo is adjusted to heavily saturate.

HF Cheung

Author: Ronaldo Time: 6/01/2011 22:51

Actually, I had it over-exposed rather than saturated, because of the strong sun backlight... So hard to get the right colors on the camera.

Author: EricB Time: 9/01/2011 17:23

You might be interested in this link. http://www.birdskorea.org/Birds/ ... -Brown-Shrike.shtml
The hybridisation issue is probably a bigger issue in shrikes than is currently appreciated.
eric

Author: rzone23 Time: 1/02/2011 11:49

I love the link of Strike info, thank you so much!

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