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The Woodchat Shrike is a small predatory bird found across southern Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia that hunts insects and small animals. It is notable for its striking appearance with a reddish-brown crown and black-and-white markings, and it plays a role in controlling insect populations in its natural habitats.
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Species
Near Threatenedvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 3.4
- Image
- Woodchat.jpg
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- taxon name
- Lanius senator
- Commons category
- Lanius senator
- Commons gallery
- Lanius senator
- taxon common name
- picanzu coronáu
- litter size
- 5.5
- egg incubation period
- 15
- short name
- L. senator
Sources (8)
Article · Español
El alcaudón común (Lanius senator) es una especie de ave paseriforme perteneciente a la familia de los alcaudones (Laniidae). Cría principalmente en la cuenca mediterránea y sus cuarteles de invernada se encuentran en África, alrededor del Sahel. En murciano se le conoce como cacildrán.
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