Long-tailed Shrike, 10/5/2012

Some birding friends found a Long-tailed Shrike, when I was photographing the Chestnut Tailed Starlings at the riverside park near Dazhi, Taipei City, Taiwan. I used to meet another one earlier at CKS Memorial Hall, but this time the bird was closer. I like the posture when it raises its tail high up in the air. That's beautiful! Long-tailed Shrike is common local bird in Taiwan, and it's one of the Taiwan endemic subspecies.

Adult, taken at the riverside park near Dazhi, Taipei City, Taiwan, on 10/5/2012



Adult, taken at the riverside park near Dazhi, Taipei City, Taiwan, on 10/5/2012



Adult, taken at CKS Memorial Hall, Taipei City, on 7/6/2011



Adult, taken at CKS Memorial Hall, Taipei City, on 7/6/2011



video recorded at the riverside park near Dazhi, Taipei City, Taiwan, on 10/5/2011



video recorded at CKS Memorial Hall, Taipei City, Taiwan, on 7/6/2011

Chinese name:	棕背伯勞
English name:	Long-tailed Shrike
Nickname:
Scientific name:	Lanius schach
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Laniidae
Species status:	Taiwan endemic subspecies
Conservation status:	Least Concern
Migration status:	Taiwan local bird
Frequency of appearance:	Common in Taiwan
Foods:	Insects, reptiles
Habitat:	Grasslands, farm fields, parks
Altitude:	Low altitudes
Behavior:	Often appear alone in grasslands and rest on an outstanding tree branch.
Characteristics:	General Characteristics: About 25 cm long. For the adult, the color is gray from head top to neck. The forehead is black. The black eyeline is very wide. The upper back is gray. The color is brown from lower back to upper tail covert. The wing and the tail are black. There is a white spot on both sides of the wing. Throat, breast and belly are white. Bill is black. Tail is long. Feet and toe are black. Summer Plumage: Winter Plumage: Similar species:
Breeding places:	Taiwan
Migration destinations:
Time photographed:	7/6/2011, 10/5/2012
Location found:	CKS Memorial Hall and the riverside park near Dazhi, Taipei City
Sources:	Internet
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