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Closeup of Brown Shrike at dawn, Yala NP, Sri Lanka I'm not happy with the photo itself due to shooting against the light, but I'm sharing it for the closeup value. Asia,Lanius cristatus,Sri Lanka,Yala Click/tap to enlarge

Closeup of Brown Shrike at dawn, Yala NP, Sri Lanka

I'm not happy with the photo itself due to shooting against the light, but I'm sharing it for the closeup value.

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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 Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Mar 18, 2015. Captured Nov 13, 2014 06:47.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/400s
  • ISO140
  • 250mm