Traits: Medium-sized, gray bird with black mask; sharply hooked bill; long talons; predator
Habitat: Tall shrub thickets, forest openings and edges
Foods: Small birds and mammals, large insects
Eaten by: Merlins, sharp-shinned hawks
Do You Know? The shrike hangs its prey in the forks of branches. It can kill and store more prey than can be eaten at one time, earning it the name "butcher bird."
Special thanks to the ADF&G Division of Wildlife Conservation.
