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Lesser Grey Shrike
Gryslaksman · Lanius minor
A neat grey, white and black shrike that visits Kruger in the austral summer from breeding grounds in Europe and Asia, departing before winter. Its broad black forehead band tells it from the resident Common Fiscal. It perches upright and conspicuous on bushes and wires, dropping onto grasshoppers and beetles in the open grassy areas it favours.
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Grey, black and white with a black forehead band reaching across above the bill, distinguishing it from the Common Fiscal.
Where to see it in Kruger
A summer visitor to open savanna and grassland, perching upright on bush-tops and wires; leaves before winter.
Did you know
It flies thousands of kilometres from Europe each year just to enjoy summer twice, with no winter at all.
Often confused with
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