Monday, January 9, 2012

Bull-headed Shrike モズ(百舌)

モズ(百舌、百舌鳥、鵙、学名 Lanius bucephalus Temminck & Schlegel, 1847)は、動物界脊索動物門鳥綱スズメ目モズ科モズ属に分類される鳥類。
 全長19-20 cm。眼上部に入る眉状の筋模様(眉斑)、喉や頬は淡褐色。尾羽の色彩は黒褐色。翼の色彩も黒褐色で、雨覆や次列風切、三列風切の外縁(羽縁)は淡褐色。
 夏季は摩耗により頭頂から後頸が灰色の羽毛で被われる(夏羽)。オスは頭頂から後頸がオレンジ色の羽毛で被われる。体上面の羽衣が青灰色、体側面の羽衣はオレンジ色、体下面の羽衣は淡褐色。また初列風切羽基部に白い斑紋が入る。嘴の基部から眼を通り後頭部へ続く筋状の斑紋(過眼線)は黒い。メスは頭頂から後頸が褐色の羽毛で被われる。体上面の羽衣は褐色、体下面の羽衣は淡褐色の羽毛で被われ下面には褐色や黒褐色の横縞が入る。過眼線は褐色や黒褐色。(wikipedia)

The Bull-headed Shrike (Lanius bucephalus) is a passerine bird of eastern Asia belonging to the shrike family Laniidae.
It is 19–20 cm (approx. 7.48-7.9 inches) long. The male has a brown crown, white eyebrow and black mask. The back is grey-brown while the wings are dark with a white patch. The flanks are rufous and the rest of the underparts are whitish with fine barring. Females are similar but duller and browner with a brown mask and no white wing-patch. The species has harsh grating and chattering calls and will also mimic other birds.(wikipedia)

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