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loggerhead shrike
(redirected from San Clemente loggerhead shrike)

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loggerhead shrike
n.
A common North American bird (Lanius ludovicianus) having gray, black, and white plumage, a black facial mask, and a hooked beak.

[From its large head.]
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Noun1.loggerhead shrike - a common shrike of southeastern United States having black bands around the eyesloggerhead shrike - a common shrike of southeastern United States having black bands around the eyes
shrike - any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals
genus Lanius, Lanius - type genus of the Laniidae: typical shrikes


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The San Clemente loggerhead shrike is smaller and lighter in color than shrikes on the California mainland, and scientists recognized the bird as a distinct subspecies in 1903.
 
 
 
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