The shrike or butcher-bird is a song bird (passerine) that has the habit of impaling its prey on long thorns. No form of true shrike is found in Australia - the shrike-thrush and piping shrike and so on aren't real shrikes - or South America. Is there a bird in Australia that has this same habit?

peasypod

There's the Grey Butcherbird. http://www.birdsofperth.com/terrestrials/blackandwhite/GB.html http://www.usability.com.au/resources/ozewai2005/birds2/birds08.htm Mar 11 06, 5:03 PM

Baloo55th

Ta very much. I'm having doubts about the 'no shrikes' info I'd found now as this charming little creature is a passerine. (To pp - There could be some money in this - will let you know.) Mar 11 06, 5:58 PM

peasypod

Cash? You know my details... Mar 11 06, 6:10 PM

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