Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

Least Concern

The Red-backed Shrike is a shrike of Europe, temperate Asia, and their seasonal wintering grounds. It hunts from exposed perches, dropping on insects, small vertebrates, and other prey, and its strongly hooked bill helps it handle food in open woodland, scrub, grassland, or farmland.

Family

Laniidae

Group

Shrikes

Range

Red-backed Shrike Range — Resident or seasonal range in Europe, temperate Asia, and their seasonal wintering grounds

Population

≈ 500K–5M

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