600px Atlas logo
Home > BirdFacts > shrikes > Red-backed Shrike

For details point at or click the button; for sources point at the button
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio   [Linnaeus, 1758]
Other Names Trends & Distribution Breeding & Survival Biometrics Books & Links
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
View video clips from IBC

Status in UK: (A)  Former Breeder, Passage Visitor
Subspecies: collurio recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
.
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
line
Population and Distribution
Population Trend: No population trend available
Distribution: Atlas Maps    (Help with the New Atlas)   
British Population Size:
    Passage: 227 individuals
    Summer: 0 to 5 pairs in 1998-02
    First Record: 8th Century
UK Biodiversity Action Plan (Lead Partner: RSPB)
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
    No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
    Summer: 4.3 to 8 million pairs   (Trend in Numbers)
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: WCA(I,IV), WBD(I), Bern(III)
Survey Results:
line
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)
line
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
line
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
line
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
No books written recently
See Also:
Wikipedia entry
State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
Selected scientific papers published 1980-2005
Find more papers on Google Scholar
Find more papers on Scirus

BTO blue divider
BirdWeb logo, click to go to BirdWeb BirdFacts home | BTO Home
Email: birdfacts@bto.org

These data should be cited as:
Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.22, Oct 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)

 

© British Trust for Ornithology,
The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2PU, UK.
Terms and Conditions
| Privacy Statement
Registered Charity Number 216652.


Pages maintained by Iain Downie & Rob Robinson