Great Grey Shrike in Denmark
Great Grey Shrike in Denmark
Great Grey Shrike in Denmark
Denmark
© Kent Olsen
White tips to longest tertials and inner primaries and double wing bare due to pale tips to both
greater and median coverts. White wing spot in primaries extends to base of secondaries, partly
visible in closed wing. Underparts faintly scaled not only on flanks, but also on central breast and
upper belly
Underparts faintly scaled not only on flanks, but also on central breast and upper belly. Double
wing bare due to pale tips to both greater and median coverts
Underparts faintly scaled not only on flanks, but also on central breast and upper belly. Double
wing bare due to pale tips to both greater and median coverts
Underparts faintly scaled not only on flanks, but also on central breast and upper belly
Underparts faintly scaled not only on flanks, but also on central breast and upper belly
Brown forehead and slightly dusky upper breast and flanks enhanced by marginally paler belly
and throat
White wing spot in primaries extends to base of secondaries, partly visible in closed wing.
Diffuse shoulder-stripe
Colour of underparts not very different from upperparts being beige cream coloured, diffuse
supercilium, rather pale loral area and diffuse shoulder-stripe
Colour of underparts not very different from upperparts being beige cream coloured. Brown
forehead
Colour of underparts not very different from upperparts being beige cream coloured
Colour of underparts not very different from upperparts being beige cream coloured
Whitish uppertail coverts and rump
Whitish uppertail coverts and rump, diffuse supercilium and rather pale loral area
Whitish uppertail coverts and rump
Whitish uppertail coverts and rump
Whitish uppertail coverts and rump, broad white tail base with white basal spots on outer
feathers
Broad white tail base with white basal spots on outer feathers
Broad white tail base with white basal spots on outer feathers
White wing spot in primaries extends to base of secondaries
White wing spot in primaries extends to base of secondaries
Is it just within the plumage variation
of 1cy. nominate Great Grey Shrike?
Comments on subspecies identification
are most wanted...
Cheers
Kent Olsen
(kent_olsen@hotmail.com)