{"id":13912,"date":"2021-04-07T12:08:27","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T17:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/?p=13912"},"modified":"2026-07-23T07:20:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:20:42","slug":"a-loggerhead-shrike-or-a-northern-shrike-how-to-tell-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/a-loggerhead-shrike-or-a-northern-shrike-how-to-tell-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"A loggerhead shrike or a northern shrike? How to tell the difference."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-igogc60-9cdb6d98a15001ff1d620bb21326a356 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-13912'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrw4owyz-b15964b9fc7cc788792f4a26b3311ffb\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrw4owyz-b15964b9fc7cc788792f4a26b3311ffb img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrw4owyz-b15964b9fc7cc788792f4a26b3311ffb .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrw4owyz-b15964b9fc7cc788792f4a26b3311ffb av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  inner-blog-banner-full-width-img'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-54023 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-54023 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ALoggerheadShrikeOrANorthernShrike_LoggerheadShrike_H.Wheeler.png' alt='' title='ALoggerheadShrikeOrANorthernShrike_LoggerheadShrike_H.Wheeler'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrw4ehv4-cc7189408ef40fcaeb88bc687a205235\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mrw4ehv4-cc7189408ef40fcaeb88bc687a205235{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mrw4ehv4-cc7189408ef40fcaeb88bc687a205235 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mrw4ehv4-cc7189408ef40fcaeb88bc687a205235 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mrw4ehv4-cc7189408ef40fcaeb88bc687a205235 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_post_metadata'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >A loggerhead shrike or a northern shrike? How to tell the difference.<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-i0qxh4o-bbbb81a1ea364864e5948bf6cfb4f596\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-i0qxh4o-bbbb81a1ea364864e5948bf6cfb4f596{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-i0qxh4o-bbbb81a1ea364864e5948bf6cfb4f596 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-i0qxh4o-bbbb81a1ea364864e5948bf6cfb4f596 av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-published\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-published\">Publi\u00e9 le<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-published-date\" >avril 7, 2021<\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-author\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-author\">par<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-author-name\" >Jane Spero<\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-category\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-categories\">|<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/eastern-loggerhead-shrike-2\/\" >La pie-gri\u00e8che migratrice de l'Est<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/loggerhead-shrike\/\" >Pie-gri\u00e8che migratrice<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" >Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/species-at-risk\/\" >Esp\u00e8ces menac\u00e9es<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-1n8p4s8-e5835394f16704578675a2faa3d3e4d3 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-13912'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-g0hi2ig-00c617390afe07bd33d7c79e92f3e10b\">\n.flex_column.av-g0hi2ig-00c617390afe07bd33d7c79e92f3e10b{\npadding:25px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-g0hi2ig-00c617390afe07bd33d7c79e92f3e10b av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  light-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrw4p7rd-5dd86204bdc484ad32632a3566f97c1b'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\"><b>Qu'est-ce que le Programme de r\u00e9tablissement de la pie-gri\u00e8che migratrice de l'Est?<\/b>\u00a0Apr\u00e8s une chute pr\u00e9cipit\u00e9e de la population sauvage de pie-gri\u00e8che migratrice de l'Est dans les ann\u00e9es 1990, Environnement Canada a invit\u00e9 Conservation de la faune au Canada \u00e0 se joindre \u00e0 l'effort de r\u00e9tablissement multi-partenaires en 2001. Depuis, la taille de la population sauvage a fluctu\u00e9. Des \u00e9tudes ont montr\u00e9 que bien que l'effort de r\u00e9tablissement ait emp\u00each\u00e9 l'esp\u00e8ce de dispara\u00eetre du Canada, plus de travail est n\u00e9cessaire pour identifier et aborder les causes du d\u00e9clin de l'esp\u00e8ce. CFC travaille pour emp\u00eacher la pie-gri\u00e8che migratrice de l'Est de dispara\u00eetre en renfor\u00e7ant la population sauvage en Ontario, et en \u00e9tudiant l'esp\u00e8ce pour en apprendre davantage sur les menaces qu'elle fait face.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-fkmf320-8d1da8f1648c5d4e56cb963eeeec8a27 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrw4ph1p-c73f8d02a8d47a5f4bc00dc5bf43c8f9'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In case you missed our story on Instagram last week, the Loggerhead Shrike team was out in full force last Wednesday to follow up on a report of a returning loggerhead shrike! Eastern loggerhead shrikes are among the first migratory songbirds to return to their breeding grounds in the early spring, so the team was not surprised when they received a report that a shrike had been spotted in the Carden alvar.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-evgbhi0-7c444caf68bf2510c2b412f3378ad7d7 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrw4qray-713a40490f79a6fc2f09470715456cce\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrw4qray-713a40490f79a6fc2f09470715456cce img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrw4qray-713a40490f79a6fc2f09470715456cce .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrw4qray-713a40490f79a6fc2f09470715456cce av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-54022 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-54022 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ALoggerheadShrikeOrANorthernShrike_HazelWheelerSurveying.png' alt='' title='ALoggerheadShrikeOrANorthernShrike_HazelWheelerSurveying'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ee6qxy0-7191e9382aa5371b4378cb2b8a7c715b\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-ee6qxy0-7191e9382aa5371b4378cb2b8a7c715b{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-ee6qxy0-7191e9382aa5371b4378cb2b8a7c715b hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrw4ql0m-8cd7fadc453e9308b7b53e9f1432a3a0'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Eastern Loggerhead Shrike Recovery Program Lead Biologist Hazel Wheeler surveying the Carden landscape. This is Wheeler&#8217;s ninth season looking for shrike and we know she is outstanding in her field!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-e21omrc-d18e02f004308b978a9519f2946089c0 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrw4qy91-3acea28534d42f4afd85adaa398004b3'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The team came prepared with all the necessary field gear, which included binoculars, a scope, a GPS unit, a notebook to record times and observations\u00ad, and (very essential for this muddy time of year) rubber boots!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-dgrk1iw-cedc4f76d95a57f4ebcecd363a678e6a av_one_full  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrw4raiu-7828f2d39004c0164592b3be0e389205\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrw4raiu-7828f2d39004c0164592b3be0e389205 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrw4raiu-7828f2d39004c0164592b3be0e389205 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrw4raiu-7828f2d39004c0164592b3be0e389205 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-16  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-54021 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-54021 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ALoggerheadShrikeOrANorthernShrike_HazelWheelerSquelch.png' alt='' title='ALoggerheadShrikeOrANorthernShrike_HazelWheelerSquelch'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-d9swjug-9067d688af38d99d5e359c56cd167791\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-d9swjug-9067d688af38d99d5e359c56cd167791{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-d9swjug-9067d688af38d99d5e359c56cd167791 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrw4rej8-227cd55d93823821258290119953782a'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Lead Biologist Hazel Wheeler enjoying the squelch of the season.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-cmbrqmw-6b50da32abbea7e84040685518e9f298 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrw4rmcm-34fa7bc72f8cc6ee383c2b12a0709047'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>After three hours of surveying the patch where the shrike was reported, the team did manage to spot a shrike, but found it a little difficult to determine with confidence whether or not it was a loggerhead or a northern shrike.<\/p>\n<p>In the very early spring season northern shrikes may still occupy loggerhead shrike breeding habitats, which can make it difficult when undertaking early spring surveys to confirm shrike sightings. If a shrike is spotted in alvar habitat in early spring, field teams will look for small clues that might indicate whether the bird they\u2019re observing is a loggerhead or a northern Shrike.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-c96i9vc-7bddd9629a633cde73c34c4527bad9b4 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrw4sa43-b8f0b0bf853800db3e1ee4364fb276f2\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrw4sa43-b8f0b0bf853800db3e1ee4364fb276f2 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrw4sa43-b8f0b0bf853800db3e1ee4364fb276f2 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrw4sa43-b8f0b0bf853800db3e1ee4364fb276f2 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-22  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image- avia-img-lazy-loading-not- avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ALoggerheadShrikeOrANorthernShrike_LoggerheadShrikeSpring.png' alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-blgx3vc-71384e3be864e78c53957b624f730c52\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-blgx3vc-71384e3be864e78c53957b624f730c52{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-blgx3vc-71384e3be864e78c53957b624f730c52 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrw4si8n-3388446f1251867643237f73856b86c3'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Loggerhead shrikes in spring:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thick black mask (especially thick between eye and bill)<\/li>\n<li>Very little white above mask<\/li>\n<li>Clean white throat<\/li>\n<li>White breast<\/li>\n<li>Head and back slate grey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-b7mpkuw-d610e6aa62bfa39fce65f09e6fa4f2ef av_one_full  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrw4spg6-4a3dca3cf70a3000d58de24f728d7806\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrw4spg6-4a3dca3cf70a3000d58de24f728d7806 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrw4spg6-4a3dca3cf70a3000d58de24f728d7806 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrw4spg6-4a3dca3cf70a3000d58de24f728d7806 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-26  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image- avia-img-lazy-loading-not- avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ALoggerheadShrikeOrANorthernShrike_NorthernShrikeSpring.png' alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-aoxir5k-945298eab403b4d1e392ce10a2ba565c\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aoxir5k-945298eab403b4d1e392ce10a2ba565c{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-aoxir5k-945298eab403b4d1e392ce10a2ba565c hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrw4t02o-6426260f0a913a78596db05437bdcc36'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Northern shrikes in spring:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thinner eye mask<\/li>\n<li>More white above eye mask<\/li>\n<li>Barring on chest<\/li>\n<li>Relatively large beak<\/li>\n<li>Lighter grey head and back<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-ac85k8o-f0287dce1ffb9c171f842ee40311d780 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9t2rqvs-58c2622979ff04c8176f31c7f35a05c6\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-9t2rqvs-58c2622979ff04c8176f31c7f35a05c6{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-9t2rqvs-58c2622979ff04c8176f31c7f35a05c6 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrw4tjaz-8437d4f7d12133e8e526ea2050dfe355'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The team managed to snap a couple pictures of their sighting through the scope. <strong>Which species do you think it is?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-9j7kjdk-361e3c58d2668c9458c4088eb6871122 av_one_full  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