White-rumped Shrike (Eurocephalus rueppelli) - 4 July 2013. Tarangire Safari Lodge, Manyara Region, Tanzania.

Unlike most shrikes, this species often forages in pairs or small groups. For this and other reasons it was formerly included in the Helmet-shrike family (Prionopidae), but it has since been moved to the typical shrikes in the family Laniidae.

Formerly this species was lumped with the White-crowned Shrike (E. anguitimens). When they were split, the new names were Northern and Southern White-crowned Shrikes. These names have since been shortened and simplified to White-rumped and White-crowned shrikes respectively, but the IOC and the African Bird Club checklists still call these birds by their old names.

Digiscoped with Panasonic DMC-LX5 | Nikon FieldScope III | 30XWA | hand-held (no adapter).
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