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Great Grey Shrike

Great Grey Shrike - Juvenile

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Teide National Park, Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» August, 2024

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

Bird Species

»Lanius excubitor - Great Grey Shrike

Bird Species (French)

»Pie-grièche grise

Bird Family

»Laniidae - Shrikes

Bird Group

»Passeriformes Flycatchers, Starlings, Sunbirds, Swallows, Warblers, Weavers etc

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Subspecies Lanius excubitor koenigi is endemic to the Canary Islands. It is present in the high mountain vegetation area of Teide National Park and the lower and middle zones of the southern part of Tenerife, and also in other islands and islets (Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lobos, Lanzarote, La Graciosa, and Alegranza). It is locally common, and especially abundant in the eastern islands of the archipelago.

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