Magpie shrike
Magpie shrike | |
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In Limpopo, South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Laniidae |
Genus: | Urolestes Cabanis, 1850 |
Species: | U. melanoleucus |
Binomial name | |
Urolestes melanoleucus (Jardine, 1831) | |
Synonyms | |
Corvinella melanoleuca |
The magpie shrike (Urolestes melanoleucus), also known as the African long-tailed shrike, is a species of bird in the Laniidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Urolestes.[2] It is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Its natural habitats are dry savannah, moist savannah, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland [1] and it feeds on arthropods, insects, lizards, mice, fruit and carrion .
References
- 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Urolestes melanoleucus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "ITIS Report: Urolestes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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External links
- Photos - Tanzanian Birds & Butterflies
- Species text - The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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