Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Least ConcernThe Red-backed Shrike is a small predatory songbird that impales insects and small vertebrates on thorns to store them, earning shrikes the name "butcher birds." The male has a gray head and chestnut back.
Males and females of this species look different. The card art shows the male.
Quick facts
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Habitat
- Grassland
- Region
- Europe
- Scientific name
- Lanius collurio
- Card variants in the game
- 2
Real rarity, real conservation
This species is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Its population is widespread and currently not considered threatened.
Rarity in Birdey follows the IUCN Red List, the real-world conservation status of each species. The more threatened a bird is in the wild, the rarer its card is in the game.
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