Loggerhead Shrike Photo Gallery
Adult
Chunky, big-headed songbird with a thick, hooked bill. It has a gray head with a black mask that wraps across the top of the bill.
© Dorian Anderson / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, February 11, 2020Adult
Chunky songbird with a thick, hooked bill and a long tail. White wing patch often visible at rest. Sometimes shows faint barring on the whitish undersides.
© Andy Liu / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 13, 2020Adult
Often perches on exposed twigs or powerlines. Song is variable and often weak, sometimes sounds like a hiccup.
© Larry Arbanas / Macaulay LibraryFlorida, March 31, 2007Not all videos have soundAdult
Frequently sits on low, exposed perches to scan for rodents, lizards, birds, and insects.
© Brian Sullivan / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, January 06, 2018Adult
In flight, white wing flashes are prominent. Outer tail feathers also flash white.
© Aaron Marshall / Macaulay LibraryArizona, April 06, 2013Juvenile
Chunky songbird with a thick, hooked bill. Young birds are more brownish than adults, with stronger brownish barring on the chest.
© Nicole Desnoyers / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, June 07, 2014Adult
Often hunts from exposed perches such as telephone wires and fencelines.
© Neil Rucker / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, January 01, 2021Adult
Eats small animals including insects, birds, and reptiles; impales prey on thorns and barbed wire to save for later.
© Christopher Clark / Macaulay LibraryWashington, March 30, 2017Adult
Lives in open, brushy habitats including grasslands, desert scrub, prairies, savannas, and agricultural areas.
© Susan Stanton / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, January 24, 2018Compare with Similar Species
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