Woodchat shrike: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the woodchat shrike lives – recorded in 38 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lanius senator
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	38 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Mass	3.4 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Laniidae

Where does the woodchat shrike live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the woodchat shrike in 38 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa. In Belgium it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

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 woodchat shrike?

Wikidata records the following for the woodchat shrike: mass 3.4 g (birth weight).

Is the woodchat shrike endangered?

The woodchat shrike’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the woodchat shrike?

The woodchat shrike (Lanius senator) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Laniidae, genus Lanius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the woodchat shrike

The woodchat shrike (Lanius senator) is a member of the shrike family Laniidae. It can be identified by its red-brown crown and nape. It is mainly insectivorous and favours open wooded areas with scattered trees such as orchards, particularly when there is bare or sandy ground. The woodchat shrike breeds in southern Europe, the Middle East and northwest Africa, and winters in tropical Africa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Woodchat shrike (revision 1334400215), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q235052 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).