The Loggerhead Shrike is a predatory songbird nicknamed the 'butcher bird' for its habit of impaling prey — insects, lizards, small birds, and mice — on thorns and barbed wire to create a larder. It has a large hooked bill and black mask like a bandit. Despite its robin-like size, it kills prey too large to carry by impaling, then returning to feed.
Habitat
Open country with scattered shrubs, fence posts, and power lines
Diet
Large insects, lizards, small birds, and mice
How common
Uncommon
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