Northern White-crowned Shrike look-alikes
Eurocephalus rueppelli
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Southern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus anguitimens
Key differences
The Southern White-crowned Shrike (found in southern Africa) is very similar but has a grey back (rather than grey-brown) and lacks the black eye-stripe, having a grey face instead. Its range does not overlap with the Northern White-crowned Shrike.
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