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Peter Ericsson | profile | all galleries >> Birds of Thailand >> Shrikes >> Bay-backed Shrike tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Bay-backed Shrike

In the late afternoon of the 27th I paid a short visit to the King's Project at Lampakbia.
As I drove in something flew across the road in front of me. It looked very weird and not like anything that I could ID on the spot. I stopped the car and managed to get a couple of shots.

Tossing different ideas around: Grey-headed Long-tailed Shrike in a molting stage?, mantle of Burmese, eye mask from Brown etc I concluded 'this is weird'.
Yesterday I posted the image on a FB group. After much deliberation it seems a lot points towards a Bay-backed Shrike, a bird that is not on the official Thai bird list.
Bay-backed occurs in the sub-continent of India and would be a very welcomed addition to the Thai avi fauna.

PS. It has been confirmed to be the 1st record in Thailand of Bay-backed Shrike.

PPS. Someone found an old poor image from 2009 which now is viewed as the 1st finding.
Bay-backed Shrike
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Bay-backed Shrike		 Bay-backed Shrike
Bay-backed Shrike
Bay-backed Shrike
Bay-backed Shrike

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bob 02-Mar-2015 19:14
What do these birds eat
joseantonio23-Apr-2014 05:05
Very nice series.V.
Brian 22-Apr-2014 06:50
i ve ben photographing issan thailand birds for 4 yrs and last week i perused my daily photos and said(what the heck kind of shrike is this)Can send photo if you re interested.
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