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Daurian Shrike
Lanius isabellinus

(Above) Al Karaana Sewage Ponds, Qatar, 04 January 2013 (EOS 7D, 300mm f2.8 + 2x Extender)

Distant crops of this over-wintering adult male. Despite the arrestingly broad white supercilium behind the eye, identificationof this adult male as L. isabellinus rather than L. phoenicuroides is supported by:

Pale sandy-brown upperparts
Warmer toned forehead and upper border to ear coverts contrasting with pale sandy brown crown and nape
Pale based bill
Black mask rather narrow, not completely surrounding the eye (though it does extend thinly over the base of the bill )
Extensively coloured (rich apricot) underparts
Weak supercilium in front of the eye
Lack of a contrastingly rufous crown
Obviously buff (not whitish) edges to tertials

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Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus (Above) Al Karaana Sewage Ponds, Qatar, 04 January 2013 (EOS 7D, 300mm f2.8 + 2x Extender) Distant crops of this over-wintering adult male. Despite the arrestingly broad white supercilium behind the eye, identificationof this adult male as L. isabellinus rather than L. phoenicuroides is supported by: Pale sandy-brown upperparts Warmer toned forehead and upper border to ear coverts contrasting with pale sandy brown crown and nape Pale based bill Black mask rather narrow, not completely surrounding the eye (though it does extend thinly over the base of the bill ) Extensively coloured (rich apricot) underparts Weak supercilium in front of the eye Lack of a contrastingly rufous crown Obviously buff (not whitish) edges to tertials
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