Southern Grey Shrike
BIRDING ARAGÓNSouthern Grey Shrike
Lanius meridionalis
ES: Alcaudón real
Description
L: 24-25cm; W:28-34cm; Bird with a grey back and pinkish-tinged light underparts; grey head with very thin white eyebrow, black mask; dark wing with a white patch at the base of the primaries and strong, hooked black bill. Both sexes are very similar, with minor differences. The male has an intense black loral stripe, and the female has a mixed grey loral stripe. Juvenile is similar to adult, although it has barred underparts and a bicolour bill.
- Observation difficulty: Medium
- Status: Resident
- Optimal Season: Dec-Jan
- Conservation Status: Protected species
- Hábitat: Forest
Special interest
Best places to see in Aragón
PROVINCES
Huesca. Zaragoza. Teruel
REGIONS
Gúdar-Javalambre; Sierra de Albarracín; Comunidad de Calatayud; Cuencas Mineras; Bajo Aragón-Matarraña
Special Protected Areas (SPA)
CUENCA DE GALLOCANTA; ESTEPAS DE BELCHITE – EL PLANERÓN – LA LOMAZA; ESTEPAS DE MONEGRILLO Y PINA; LA RETUERTA Y SALADAS DE SÁSTAGO; EL BASAL, LAS MENORCAS Y LLANOS DE CARDIEL; SIERRAS DE LEYRE Y ORBA; LAGUNAS Y CARRIZALES DE CINCO VILLAS; LA SOTONERA; SERRETA DE TRAMACED; LOMA LA NEGRA – BARDENAS; MONTES DE ZUERA, CASTEJÓN DE VALDEJASA Y EL CASTELLAR; LAGUNA DE SARIÑENA Y BALSA DE LA ESTACIÓN
