Two yellow-billed species occur in Legon: Yellow-billed kite and Yellow-billed black-throated dipper. Both seem to be more common here than in the rest of Ghana. Both are good hunters but also surprisingly varied in their diets. The yellow-billed shrike is first and foremost an insectivore but can also catch small mammals, such as mice. In English it is sometimes called 'Long-tailed shrike' and in this picture you can clearly see both the long tail and the yellow bill that gave the bird its names. The yellow-billed shrike is a typical flock bird that also engages in co-operative breeding where a female is responsible for laying the eggs, but an entire family-based group is responsible for incubating, feeding the young and protecting them.