| Northern Shrike Identification Tips |
| (Credit: U. S. Geological Survey) |
| General
Information - Heavy, hooked bill with a pale base to lower mandible - Black cheeks - Pale gray head and back - White underparts with faint gray barring - Black wings with white wing patches - Black tail with white outer tail feathers - Juveniles and immatures are browner and duller Similar species The Northern Shrike is very similar to the Loggerhead Shrike but is larger with a black mask that does not extend across the top of the bill, pale base to the lower mandible, a paler gray overall color and faintly barred underparts. Immatures are browner than immature Loggerheads. Northern Mockingbirds are similarly-sized and colored but have slimmer bills and lack a black mask. |
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