Key Identification Features
- This species, scientifically named Lanius humeralis Stanley, 1814, is a fairly distinctive passerine bird that measures 21–23 cm in length.
- This is a fairly distinctive 21 to 23-centimeter long passerine bird, with white underparts and black upperparts that extend from the top of the head down to the tail.
- A bird matching the features of the caniceps subspecies has been sighted on the Maldives, and the species has also occurred as a vagrant in Jordan, Israel, and Turkey.
- The breast is usually darker and sometimes browner than the rest of the light underside, and may appear as an indistinct band between the lighter belly and white throat.
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