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  • Red-backed Shrike, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Анна Голубева, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

  • Red-backed Shrike, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Radovan Václav, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Red-backed Shrike, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Максим Стефанович, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Red-backed Shrike, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Анна Голубева, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

  • Red-backed Shrike, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) František Bednár, all rights reserved

  • Red-backed Shrike, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Viktor N. Chekan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

Worldwide
55,399 observations
Group
Birds
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About

The red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) is a carnivorous passerine bird and member of the shrike family Laniidae. The genus name, Lanius, is derived from the Latin word for "butcher", and some shrikes are also known as "butcher birds" because of their feeding habits. The specific collurio is from Ancient Greek kollurion, a bird mentioned by Aristotle. The common English name "shrike" is from Old English scríc, "shriek", referring to the shrill call.

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