Red-backed shrike: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the red-backed shrike lives – recorded in 71 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lanius collurio
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	71 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Mass	3.15 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Laniidae

Where does the red-backed shrike live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red-backed shrike in 71 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Uganda, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Eswatini, Kenya, Ethiopia, Kosovo, France.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a red-backed shrike?

Wikidata records the following for the red-backed shrike: mass 3.15 g (birth weight).

Is the red-backed shrike endangered?

The red-backed shrike’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the red-backed shrike?

The red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Laniidae, genus Lanius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red-backed shrike

The red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) is a carnivorous passerine bird and member of the shrike family, Laniidae. Its breeding range stretches from Western Europe east to central Russia. It is migratory and winters in the eastern areas of tropical Africa and southern Africa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red-backed shrike (revision 1372624498), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26671 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).