masked shrike
lanius nubicus latin

Masked Shrike breeds in open woodland and cultivated country.

The male Masked Shrike is a striking bird, with black and white plumage and orange flanks.

Masked Shrike eats large insects, small birds, voles and lizards which it impales on thorns or barbed wire as a "larder".

Britain's first Masked Shrike, a juvenile, was found in October at Kilrenny Common in Fife, and seen by large numbers of birders.

In the scene, there is a drawing of a masked shrike on a blackboard, which Colin describes as "the butcherbird", plumed in "uniform black above, from head to tail".

The Masked Shrike ( Lanius nubicus) is a member of the shrike family Laniidae.