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Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio   - 1st autumn
Red-backed Shrike
Photographer : © Andrew Hardacre
Location :Long Valley, Hong Kong
Date : 2 October 2013
English synonyms:Red Backed Shrike, Redbacked Shrike, Red-necked shrike, Red-back Shrike, Common Shrike
Bird Family :Laniidae - Shrikes
Bird Group :PASSERIFORMES
Red Data Status :Least Concern
Remarks :Features whcih support the identification as a rufous individual of this species are the relatively heavy barring on the upperparts, slightly greyer nape, whitish edge to outer tail feathers, square-ended tail, whitish basal colour of the underparts, relatively long primary projection. - Eds.