Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senator

Near Threatened

The Woodchat 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

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

Population

≈ 6M–9.6M

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