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Loggerhead Shrike

Lanius ludovicianus ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: LANIIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

A small gray, black, and white bird of open areas, the Loggerhead Shrike hardly appears to be a predator. But it uses its hooked beak to kill insects, lizards, mice, and birds, and then impales them on thorns to hold them while it rips them apart.

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Songs

Song consists of short trills or clear notes repeated several times.

Calls

Call a series of harsh screeching notes.

Search the Macaulay Library online archive for more sounds and videos

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