For the identification of insects and other fauna and flora of South Africa.

Monday, May 19, 2014

Fiscal Shrike

The females (first picture) are slightly browner than the male but both have a white V-shape marking of white feathers on their backs.
An extremely common bird found throughout South Africa with a sub-species found in the Cape and Freestate which has a white eyebrow steak.
 A common name for them is also the Jacky-hanger due to its habit of hanging insects it catches on barbed wire or thorns.

1 comment:

Gaelyn said...

And once again you come through as I'm labeling photos from Addo, where I captured a male.