10 Facts About the "Butcher Bird" (Loggerhead Shrike)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 มิ.ย. 2021
- When you think of formidable predators in the bird world, what comes to mind first? Eagles, hawks, falcons, and other raptors are most likely the answers brought up by the general population. However, these birds of prey have dramatic traits, such as large size and talons, specifically meant to aid in hunting other creatures. Whether known to you or not, there is cute, little songbird that hunts prey just like these raptors without any of those traits. Known as the Loggerhead Shrike, I'll be telling you 10 facts about this amazing hunter.
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Information and Sources:
- www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/L...
- www.audubon.org/news/shrikes-...
- abcbirds.org/bird/loggerhead-...
- www.biokids.umich.edu/critters...
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My homeschooled kids thought your confession of mispronunciation was hilarious. Thanks for making such an informative video.
Shrikes are a smart group of birds. I have never seen this particular species so it was interesting to learn about it.
Very interesting video about a cute little predator. I don't have a shrike in my neighborhood. Enjoyed and liked. Best wishes.
Really interesting. We have Australian Butcherbirds nesting on our property and they are named Butcherbirds because they are supposed to impale small animals for easy eating like this Shrike, but after decades of observation we have never seen them do that. The Loggerhead shrike does look quite similar to our Grey Butcherbirds to an inexperienced eye. I wonder if the early settlers simply named our Butcherbirds because of their similarity of appearance rather then the habit of impaling prey. Very informative video👍
never thought a songbird could be so vicious... Thanks for the informational video!
Shrikes are like the beauty and the beast.. they are so beautiful and great hunters.. thank you so much for the interesting video again.. how are you my friend!
Dang that description was so spot on!! They really are beautiful hunters and so much more than what meets the eye. It's my pleasure, I'm doing alright! Just super busy this summer so I apologize for not being around so much
I once uploaded a video that I thought was loggerhead shrike. But since I am in Africa, it could be another specie but the appearance looks very similar. Your video is very informative.. Thanks
Shrikes are my favorite bird and I love finding new informational videos! (Especially as I'm working on a project with a character called Shrike and it's always fun to work in more references to facts about the bird.) Loved the video
Great video and info on the Loggerhead Shrike! We don’t have them in our area- fascinating to learn about them. They seem very smart and their parents must teach them some of their hunting skills. Big Like! 👍
Thank you so much, Jen! I finally got to posting again even with my super busy schedule. College visits and work have really bogged me down. Maybe not the Loggerhead shrike but how about the Northern Shrike? They really are fascinating birds and thank you for your lovely comment as always!
Good Evening, Great Butcher Bird Video, thanks for sharing, have a great week
Hello my good friend! Thanks so much, will speak again on your channel :)
my new favourite bird
Thank you so much for this video! This helped me with my school project.
The specimen at minute 0:39 is rather a Northern Shrike than a Loggerhead.
I saw this bird today at the feeder, every other bird left and he sat on the tree where the feeder was, 2x times in about 30 mins it dove down tossed around a mouse killing it where it laid, then flew away carrying it in the feet, could see that mouse was close to max weight for him. He came back third time left after about 20mins of no action- so cool my new favorite bird
Thank you for sharing; great clip and information.
How does this channel not have more than 10,000 subs?
Very well done! Good job. Keep making quality videos!
Hope you reach your goals!
Excellent video of this wonderful bird. L 4
Thank you so much for the kind words and lovely visit!! I really appreciate it :)
Very beautiful.
Greetings 🍀🌺
Great Grey Shrike in the Uk
nice video!! thanks for sharing✨
You're so very welcome! Thanks for your lovely visit and comment, I really appreciate you taking the time out of your day to say something nice :)
Who could say that, they look so cute and harmless.
Haha I know right! Who knew such a cute, little bird can be such a fearsome hunter. Thanks for the visit my friend :)
Aw yes one of my fav birds
Same here! Definitely in my top 5. They are such fascinating birds :))
so interesting!
Cute bird
Shrikes had an identity crisis when they were created by God and now believe that they are raptors for some reason.
Hi, J Birds ! Yes that was very interesting, 10 good facts ! Such a unique bird 😃. I don’t think we have an equivalent in Europe. Thanks, all the best, Don 👋
Hey Don!! Thank you so much and I'm glad you found it interesting! I figured this would be a good bird to do a top 10 on. They really are fascinating aren't they? Dang, well I hope you somehow get to see them in person someday! A lot of the times we see them hunt right in our backyards haha. You have a good one my friend!
We do have an equivalent, Don - Red-backed Shrike (Lannius Callurio) and Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor) - both can be observed throughout Poland and I saw both in my area, I actually saw two male representatives of the "red" species last Sunday on a Mazovian meadow near Warsaw - they were perching on high wires, perhaps looking for preys😀
Great video of this scary little birdie😉
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Hi 👋. Thanks for the information ℹ️. Pilot Mike 👍. That’s so interesting, hope I get to see them some time 😃. Yes, this video is great ; you can always rely on ‘J Birds’ to produce great, informative, entertaining content !! Cheers, Don 👋
I mean, it they eat insects or mice, that I can still understand... but if they kill and eat other birds... that is such a shocking behavior... I mean, not even a lion will kill and eat other lions, I think.
...they are not the only known predatory songbird
Yes correct and I have just picked him up about that silly statement too. See my comment of today.
Yes yes yes
Why are they endangered? They seem capable to survive and thrive?
I know where one at in Cleveland ms with video proof is this normal
You are in error, actual butcherbirds (not shrikes) are also predatory songbirds
Reckon we're all dumb sometimes 🙃. I grew up hearing about loggerhead sea turtles all the time on the Georgia coast so I was surprised to hear a bird with the same name. Incidentally "being at loggerheads" with someone is a ye Olde way of referring to an unresolved argument.
Ok.
Are you saying rafters or raptors?
Just in case you had another word fumble I thought I'd just let you know that they are raptors.
Songbirds inspired by Vlad the Impaler
Should we call it Vlad the impaler Bird?
Why is the photo at 18 seconds of a Harpy Eagle that only lives in South America, supposedly attacking a Proboscis Monkey, that lives in the islands of Asia? At 1:09 seconds you say that "Loggerhead Shrikes are the only known predatory songbirds." Well, that is just ridiculous. For a start there are many other shrikes, then there are the true butcherbirds, plus of course ravens, currawongs, magpies, orioles, flycatchers, and so many other songbirds that are just as predatory. Indeed most songbirds are predatory, with diets of insects, worms, baby birds, snails whatever. Especially when feeding young. even finches are predatory feeding on insects when feeding young. Actually butcherbirds are a quite separate group of other species of birds that occur in Australia. This group of shrikes do not occur in Australia, so that makes it easy to tell the difference. Butcherbirds are sort of similar to shrikes in many aspects of behaviour, except that butcherbirds are a lot bigger than shrikes, with much bigger hooked beaks, they are black and white or grey with not much colour. They have very musical songs and butcherbirds do not impale prey on thorns in the way that shrikes do. They will wedge prey in forks of branches.
I have no desire to protect this vicious predator that decapitated 7 sparrows in my feeding area in 2 days! It was so heartbreaking. I have enjoyed feeding these happy little birds who are constantly in fear of the larger predators , never suspecting the songbird that looks almost like them that feeds beside him is a deadly threat. I have stopped feeding all birds temporarily in hopes that these shrikes will move on without prey in my lawn. I miss the doves, sparrows, blue jays, cardinals, etc who would come and eat, drink, bathe, and enjoy my offerings. So sad.😢
Background music here is ridiculous! I'm gone.
👍11！This is amazing! Thank you for sharing my friend!👍