BAYBACKED SHRIKE
Scientific Name : Lanius vittatus
Habitat : Dry – deciduous open thorn scrub jungle, outskirts oof cultivation.
Size : Bulbul- 18cm
Feeding : Locusts and other insects, lizards etc.
Breeding : 3-6 eggs
Nesting : April - Sepember.
Nest- a neat compact cup of grass, rags, wool and feathers bound
outside with cobwebs.
Feathers : Chestnut maroon back, white underparts, black and white gradu
ated tail. Grey and white head with broad black band across for
ehead and through eyes
Egg colour : Greyish colour
Call : Harsh churring notes.
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