White-rumped Shrike

The Northern White-crowned Shrike is a 19–23 cm long passerine. The adult has a white crown and rump, black eyestripe, brown back and wings and black tail. The throat, breast and belly are white, and the flanks are brown. The sexes are similar, but the juvenile has a brown crown, white head sides, and grey breast. The flight is parrot-like.

The White-rumped Shrike is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

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as the White-rumped Shrike, is a bird found in dry thornbush, semi-desert, and open acacia woodland in east Africa from southeastern Sudan and southern Ethiopia to Tanzania. Its binomial name commemorates the German naturalist and explorer Eduard Rüppell. The Northern White-crowned Shrike is 7.5 to 9 inches long. The adult has a white crown and rump, black eye-stripe, brown back and wings and black tail. The throat, breast and belly are white, and the flanks are brown. More

white-rumped shrike - a butcherbird of western North America; grey with white underpartsLanius ludovicianus excubitoridesbutcherbird - shrikes that impale their prey on thorns How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. More