Red-backed shrike – Lanius collurio – is a Eurasian migratory species of Type- sallyer, Family Laniidae and Order Passeriformes. It is a widespread summer breeder from N Iberia to Central Asia and winters in southern Africa. In the AWB Region it is a summer breeder to Turkey, the S Caucasus, NW Iran and the Levant. It is found on Passage in the Eastern half of N Africa, to winter in southern Africa from Kenya southwards.
Type - sallyer - Summer Habitat - heathland, open arable land with hedgerows thorny bushes, and roadside overhead wires, Winter Habitat - open wooded countryside with thorn bushes, Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae Genus: Lanius Species - Lanius collurio Red-backed shrike - Species - ebird.org Red-backed shrike - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Red-backed shrike - Card - oiseaux-birds.com Red-backed shrike - Species - rspb.org.uk Red-backed shrike - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Red-backed shrike - Images - google.com Red-backed shrike - Video - youtube.com Red-backed shrike - Datazone - birdlife.org