Key Highlights
- The identification took several days, as the Isabelline shrike closely resembles the more commonly seen Brown shrike and had been recorded only once earlier in the State.
- District Police Chief (Kannur City) Nidhin Raj and senior birder C.
- Mohan were among the bird enthusiasts who joined the team in observing the rare visitor.
- “We took multiple photographs of the bird and shared them with experts across the country.
- While many initially identified it as a Brown shrike, our doubts persisted,” said Dr.
