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Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Laniidae
BTO Codes:
ED , REBSH
EURING No:
15150
Number in Britain:
227 records/year
Conservation Status:
UK:
RED
European:
3 Concern, most not in Europe; Depleted
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Former Breeder, Passage Visitor
Subspecies:
collurio recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
17 cm
Wingspan:
26 cm
Weight:
M/F: 30 g
Scientific name from:
L.: lanius =a butcher
and Gr.: kollurion =a thrush-sized bird mentioned by Aristotle and Heshychius
World Distribution:
BREEDS: Eurasia, WINTERS: south to s Africa
Habitat:
Open woodland, scrub, savanna, farmland
Diet:
Mainly insects (esp. beetles) also small mammals/birds/reptiles, hunts from perch carrying prey back to it
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Passage:
227 individuals
Summer:
0 to 5 pairs
in 1998-02
First Record:
8th Century
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
4.3 to 8 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers )
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I,IV), WBD(I), Bern(III)
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
22 x 17 mm
Egg Weight:
3.2 g (of which 6 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
0
Clutch Size:
4 - 6 eggs
Incubation:
14 days
by the:
Female
Fledging:
14 - 15 days
as:
Altricial, naked
First Clutches Laid:
Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
Number of Broods:
1(2)
Number Ringed:
18
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
2yr11m
(Finland: 7yr 9m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
B
Wing Length
Adult:
95.5 ± 2.0
Range
92 - 98 mm, N =74
Juvenile:
93.6 ± 1.4
91.5 - 95.5 mm, N =20
Male:
96.2 ± 1.6
93 - 99 mm, N =38
Female:
94.8 ± 2.1
92 - 98 mm, N =36
Weight
Adult:
28.48 ± 2.38
Range
24.10 - 32.50 g , N =74
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
28.33 ± 2.41
23.40 - 33.00 g , N =38
Female:
28.64 ± 2.38 .
24.20 - 32.50 g , N =36
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Feňladair
Welsh:
Cigydd Cefngoch
Danish:
Rřdrygget tornskade
Dutch:
Grauwe kaluwier
Finnish:
Pikkulepinkäinen
French:
Pie-gričche čcorcheur
German:
Neuntöter
Hungarian:
Tövisszúró gébics
Icelandic:
Ţyrnisvarri
Irish:
Scréachán Droimrua
Italian:
Averla piccola
Norwegian:
Tornskate
Polish:
Gasiorek
Portuguese:
Picanço-de-dorso-ruivo
Spanish:
Alcaudón dorsirrojo
Swedish:
Törnskata
Local Names: Nine-killer
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