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Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

The Red-backed Shrike is a small bird with a striking red back and a black mask. It loves to sit on fences and watch for insects to eat. This bird is known for its unique hunting style!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Red-backed Shrike male has a distinctive reddish-brown back, a grey head with a black 'bandit mask' across its eyes, and a pale pinkish belly. Females are duller brown with wavy patterns on their flanks, lacking the strong mask.

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Red-backed Shrike
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Red-backed Shrike

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Males show off their hunting skills by offering prey to females during courtship!

Red-backed Shrike babies are born naked and blind, needing constant care!

Their hooked beak helps them tear up tough prey, like a tiny raptor's beak!

These birds build cup-shaped nests, often deep within thorny, protective bushes!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Butcher Bird's Larder

Red-backed Shrikes can impale prey on thorns because they lack strong talons, helping them tear food into pieces or store it.

Fähigkeit

Mimicry Master

Red-backed Shrikes have a diverse song that includes imitations of other birds, which helps them attract mates.

Fähigkeit

Ambush Hunter

Red-backed Shrikes can spot prey from a perch and dive swiftly because they have sharp eyesight, helping them catch insects.

Fähigkeit

Long-Distance Navigator

Red-backed Shrikes have an incredible sense of direction because they travel thousands of kilometers, helping them migrate yearly.

Maße und Details

Länge
16-18 cm
Flügelspannweite
24-27 cm
Gewicht
0.025-0.035 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-8 Jahre
Top Speed
40 km/h
Gelegegröße
4-7
Brutzeit
14-15 Tage
Zugstrecke
8000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They are tiny hunters that eat mostly big insects and sometimes small animals!

Hauptnahrung

  • Grasshoppers
  • Beetles
  • Crickets
  • Lizards
  • Voles
  • Shrews

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Migratory Locust

Locusta migratoria

A primary food source of large insects.

eats

Common Vole

Microtus arvalis

Hunts small rodents when available.

eaten by

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

A swift raptor that preys on shrikes.

shelters

Blackthorn

Prunus spinosa

Thorny bushes offer safe nesting and food storage.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy watching birds from a distance and be quiet so you don't scare them away.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Red-backed Shrike?

16-18 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Red-backed Shrike?

24-27 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Red-backed Shrike?

0.025-0.035 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Red-backed Shrike?

5-8 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Red-backed Shrike?

40 km/h

Was frisst Red-backed Shrike?

They are tiny hunters that eat mostly big insects and sometimes small animals!

Wo findet man Red-backed Shrike normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Red-backed Shrike?

Ambush

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