laniidae

• Familia taxonómica de aves, conocida comúnmente como alcaudones, caracterizada por su comportamiento depredador de clavar a sus presas en espinas o alambradas.

A taxonomic family of birds commonly known as shrikes, characterized by their predatory behavior of impaling prey on thorns or spikes.

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   A family of passerine birds, commonly known as shrikes, characterized by their predatory behavior of catching insects and small vertebrates and often impaling them on thorns or barbed wire.

   Lánidos (alcaudones)

   • The Laniidae family includes the great grey shrike and the loggerhead shrike.
   • Shrikes are sometimes called 'butcher birds' due to their method of storing prey.
   • Ornithologists study Laniidae for their unique feeding adaptations.