Souzas shrike
Lanius souzae
Fun Fact: Souza's shrike is named after the Portuguese zoologist JA de Souza.
Introduction: Souza's shrike (Lanius souzae) is named after the Portuguese zoologist JA de Souza (1836-1889). Broad-leaved woodland with Zambezi teak is their preferred habitat, usually singly or in pairs.
Distribution: Rare visitor to Popa Falls and other eastern Zambezi Region (formerly the Caprivi Strip) areas near the Kavango River.
Diet: Hunts from perch, dropping down to catch beetles, spider and occasionally small birds.
Description: Pale grey forehead and crown, with white borders, black ear and lore coverts, mid-grey nape to upper mantle colouration. Rump and upper tail coverts grey, dark brown tail, white chin and throat, black bill, legs and feet and dark brown eyes.
Breeding: Extralimital.
Size: 17cm.
Weight: 25g.
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