This little chap has a deformed beak; nevertheless he looks pretty fat and healthy!  We think it is the Common Fiscal (Lanius collaris), a member of the shrike family found through most of Sub-Saharan Africa. It is also sometimes named Fiscal Shrike, as well as Jackie Hangman or Butcher Bird due to its habit of impaling its prey on acacia thorns to store the food for later consumption.

Photographed at Delheim by Johan Mocke.

Categories: BIODIVERSITY, DELHEIM

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