Shrikes

Masked Shrike

Lanius nubicus

The Masked Shrike (Lanius nubicus) is a 20 g woodland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It migrates.

Family

Shrikes

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

20 g

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

20

Recorded in Israel, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, United Arab Emirates, Palestine, Kuwait, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bulgaria, Qatar, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Oman, Iran, United Kingdom, Iraq, Sudan, Norway.

Where to see it: Al Bidda Park (Qatar); Armou (Άρμου) Hills (Cyprus); Beirut · waterfront (Lebanon); Ras Ghareb sewage ditch (Egypt); Mutla'a Ranch (Kuwait).

Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist