Description

Long-tailed shrike, real bird skeleton (8).

The long-tailed shrike or rufous-backed shrike is found widely distributed across Asia, and there are variations in plumage across the range. The species ranges across much of Asia, both on the mainland and the eastern archipelagos.

The eastern subspecies is sometimes called the black-headed shrike. Although there are considerable differences in plumage among the subspecies, they all have a long, narrow black tail, a black mask and forehead, rufous rump and flanks, and a small, white patch on the shoulder.

This skeleton is approximately  4 1/4 inches tall and 3 3/8 inches wide.

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