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Red-backed Shrike

A species of Typical shrikes
Scientific name : Lanius collurio Genus : Typical shrikes

Red-backed Shrike, A species of Typical shrikes
Botanical name: Lanius collurio
Genus: Typical shrikes
Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) Photo By Zerocool.marko , used under CC-BY-SA-4.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

Description

The red-backed Shrike is a handsome bird, especially the males with their bluish-grey heads. The small strike is frequently seen in open areas with scattered trees and bushes. It prefers areas with thorny bushes that can entangle or pierce small rodents and large insects, making it easier for the bird to hunt for prey.
Size
16 - 18 cm
Life Expectancy
10 years
Feeding Habits
Red-backed Shrike preys primarily on large insects, using a 'sit-and-wait' tactic from perches to ambush its food. It is known for impaling prey on thorns or barbed wire, serving both for storage and to tear the food apart. This behavior is a distinctive dietary adaptation of red-backed Shrike.
Habitat
Red-backed Shrike typically inhabits temperate grasslands with interspersed shrubs or hedgerows, orchards, forest edges, and clearing regions characterized by a diverse mosaic of vegetation. Their preferred environment offers a sunny, warm, generally dry setting with level or gently sloping terrain. Red-backed Shrike is found in areas with shrubs or low trees, providing vantage points for hunting. It frequents a range of habitats, including overgrown agricultural patches, heaths, open downs, neglected gardens, and areas adjacent to roads or railways. While avoiding extremely dry locales, in Europe, red-backed Shrike is often associated with cattle-breeding landscapes, inhabiting altitudes mostly up to 1000 meters, reaching higher in selected mountainous regions. On its wintering grounds in southern Africa, red-backed Shrike selects habitats with a similar structure to its breeding areas, showing a preference for savanna, grasslands, and open bushland with abundant insect life.
Dite type
Carnivorous

General Info

Distribution Area

This bird breeds in most of Europe and western Asia and winters in tropical Africa.

Species Status

Not globally threatened.
Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) Photo By Zerocool.marko , used under CC-BY-SA-4.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

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