Bull-headed shrike
(Bách thanh đầu hung, Lanius bucephalus)
The bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus) is a passerine bird of eastern Asia belonging to the shrike family Laniidae.
The bird breeds in north-east China, Korea, Japan and far-eastern Russia.
Northern birds migrate south for the winter with a few reaching southern China, sighted in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Vietnam.
Traits:
- Black-eyelined;
- Brown-headed and brown-naped;
- White-throated;
Laniidae, Lanius: derived from the Latin word for "butcher".
bucephalus:
Cephalus: Ancient Greek: Κέφαλος Kephalos means "head".
bous bull, ox; kephale head