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a break in between The dull-blue flycatcher (Eumyias sordida) in Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka Dull-blue flycatcher,Eumyias sordida,Geotagged,Lanius cristatus,Sri Lanka,Winter,birds,nature,sri lanka,wilpattu,wilpattu national park Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

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The dull-blue flycatcher (Eumyias sordida) in Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Beautiful find, Chamith! Posted 10 years ago
  2. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
    Thibaud Aronson
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    I'm afraid there's been a Mis-ID. This is a brown shrike (Lanius cristatus). Posted 9 years ago

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The Brown Shrike

The brown shrike is a bird in the shrike family that is found mainly in Asia. It is closely related to the red-backed shrike and isabelline shrike . Like most other shrikes, it has a distinctive black "bandit-mask" through the eye. and is found mainly in open scrub habitats, where it perches on the tops of thorny bushes in search of prey.

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Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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By Chamith Siriwardena

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Uploaded Feb 9, 2015. Captured Feb 1, 2015 07:02 in Kukulkatuwa Road, Sri Lanka.
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  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO2500
  • 600mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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