Overview
Loggerhead Shrikes are thick-bodied songbirds. Their gray head contrasts with the wide, black mask, black bill, and white throat. Their tail is black with white corners; the wings are black with white at the base of the primaries, forming a small handkerchief spot when the wing is closed and larger white patches in flight. Juveniles have darker barring above and below.
References cited in Species Profile
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 2015. Loggerhead Shrike. All About Birds. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Loggerhead_Shrike/id
- Keinath, D. A. & C. Schneider. 2005. Species Assessment for Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) in Wyoming. http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/wy/wildlife/animal-assessmnts.Par.94347.File.dat/LoggerheadShrike.pdf
- USDA Forest Service. 2003. Conservation Assessment for Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus). http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsm91_054295.pdf
- Yosef, Reuven. 1996. Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America Online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/231
Scientific Name
Lanius ludovicianus
Common Name
Loggerhead Shrike
Prairie Loggerhead Shrike
FWS Category
Birds
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