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Hybrid Woodchat x (most likely) Red-backed Shrike

Hybrid Woodchat x (most likely) Red-backed Shrike - Male

Photographer

» Bram Piot

Location

» Lac Tanma

Country image taken

» Senegal

Date

» August, 2017

Equipment

» Canon Powershot SX60 HS

Bird Species

»Lanius senator - Woodchat Shrike

Bird Species (French)

»Pie-grièche à tête rousse

Bird Family

»Laniidae - Shrikes

Bird Group

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

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Presumed hybrid Woodchat x Red-backed Shrike, apparently first such documented hybrid for Africa. See https://senegalwildlife.wordpress.com/2017/08/27/a-mystery-shrike/ for more details and a discussion on these hybrids.

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