Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Shrikes :: Red-backed Shrike

Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Szegilong, Hungary - Aug 11, 2002 © Max Andrews  Eilat, Israel - Sep 22, 2002 © Adam Goloda  Venissieux, Rhone, Rhone-Alpes, France - May 14, 2002 © Pascal Dubois  Venissieux, Rhone, Rhone-Alpes, France - May 14, 2002 © Pascal Dubois  Kruger National Park, South Africa - 2003 © Kees Bakker 
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Range

(1) Europe (s. Britain, Scandinavia, e. Germany (Hessen in the Kellerwald), Hungary e. across nw. and c. Russia to w. Siberia w. to the Yenisei, Altai, and w. Transbaicalia in n. China, and Mongolia s. to n. Mediterranean region (Corsica, Sardinia and Cyprus), e. Turkey and the Near East to s. Russia, c. Caspian Sea region, Aral Sea, and n. Kazakhstan.
Winters in w. Europe s. to South Africa.
(2) E. Turkey, Caucasus region, Levant, nw. Iran, and Arabia.
Winters in e. Africa.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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