brown shrike

...In Japan, it breeds in various places from Kyushu northward. The brown shrike, L. cristatus , is about 20 cm long and looks very similar to the shrike, but has a shorter tail, reddish brown above, and white below. It lives on forest edges, sparse forests, and grasslands with brush, and is more common in mountains and plateaus than on plains. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…日本では九州以北の各地で繁殖する。　アカモズL.cristatus(英名brown shrike)は全長約20cm，モズによく似ているが，尾が短く，上面は赤褐色で，下面が白い。林縁，疎林，やぶのある草原にすみ，平地よりも山地や高原に多い。…

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