{"id":25106,"date":"2025-04-18T14:59:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T12:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ficedula.ch\/avifauna\/greater-averla\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T17:03:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:03:55","slug":"greater-averla","status":"publish","type":"species","link":"https:\/\/ficedula.ch\/en\/avifauna\/greater-averla\/","title":{"rendered":"Greater Averla"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25106\" class=\"elementor elementor-25106 elementor-16487\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-247a81a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"247a81a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ed208a\" data-id=\"6ed208a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3036ff elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"c3036ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Carosello d&#039;immagini\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ficedula.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Averla_maggiore_Tiziano_Beretti-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Foto di: Tiziano Beretti\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Foto di: Tiziano Beretti<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bcbe18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bcbe18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Description<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf2f27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbf2f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8\">The Great Shrike is a medium-sized bird characterized by light gray plumage on its back and a white chest and belly. Its head features a black mask that extends from the eyes to the base of the beak, giving it a proud and distinctive appearance. Adults measure about 24 cm in length. This predator feeds mainly on small rodents, insects, and other birds, hunting from high perches. Like all shrikes, it is known for its habit of impaling prey on thorns or barbed wire to create makeshift larders. The Great Grey Shrike is a partial migrant, with northern populations moving south during the winter. It prefers open habitats such as heathlands, fields, and cultivated areas with scattered trees. The breeding season begins in the spring, with nests built in bushes or low trees. Despite its appearance, the Great Grey Shrike is not closely related to birds of prey.        <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b133c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b133c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Situation in Italian-Speaking Switzerland<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f69e84a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f69e84a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8\">In Italian-speaking Switzerland, the Great Shrike appears during the fall and winter.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8999b58\" data-id=\"8999b58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c306551 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ecolar_project_info\" data-id=\"c306551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ecolar_project_info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ecolar-protfolio-info-wrapper\">\r\n            <div class=\"ecolar-protfolio-info-list\">\r\n                <ul>\r\n                                <li><label>Nome scientifico<\/label>Lanius excubitor<\/li>\r\n                                <li><label>Francese<\/label>Pie-gri\u00e8che grise<\/li>\r\n                                <li><label>Tedesco<\/label>Raubw\u00fcrger<\/li>\r\n                                <li><label>Romancio<\/label>Schmiedvogel<\/li>\r\n                                <li><label>Inglese<\/label>Great Grey Shrike<\/li>\r\n                                <li><label>Lunghezza<\/label>24 cm<\/li>\r\n                                <li><label>Apertura alare<\/label>30\u201335 cm<\/li>\r\n                                <\/ul>\r\n\r\n                                <div class=\"ecolar-project-info-social\">\r\n                                        <h4 class=\"project-social-title\">Share on social media<\/h4>\r\n                    <ul>\r\n                        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fficedula.ch%2Fspecies%2Faverla-maggiore%2F\"><i class=\"flaticon flaticon-facebook\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fficedula.ch%2Fspecies%2Faverla-maggiore%2F&#038;text=Averla+maggiore+-+\"><i class=\"flaticon flaticon-twitter-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ficedula_ch\/?hl=it\"><i class=\"bi bi-instagram\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>                    <\/ul>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87e893f elementor-widget elementor-widget-ecolar_recent_post\" data-id=\"87e893f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ecolar_recent_post.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ecolar-recent-post-wrapper\">\r\n            <div class=\"footer-widget-post-with-thum\">\r\n                <ul class=\"ecolar-widget-post-thum\">\r\n                                            <li>\r\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ficedula.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/civetta-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Civetta - 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