Key Facts
Family: Laniidae
Biometrics:
Length: 16 to 18 cm, Weight: 24 to 38 g, Wingspan: 24 to 27 cm
Range:
Endemic to the Caspian Sea, northern and southeastern parts of central China to the Qaidam Valley and northwestern India
Habitat:
During breeding season, at thickets in river valleys, patches of scrubs in dry steppes and in mountains. During non-breeding season, on edges of cultivation in semi-desert and among sparse acacia and tamarisk trees, often in open grassland near water
Clicked at: Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat