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Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
IUCN Red List history
| Year | Category |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Least Concern |
| 2009 | Least Concern |
| 2008 | Least Concern |
| 2004 | Least Concern |
| 2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| 1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| 1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Species attributes
| Migratory status | full migrant | Forest dependency | Low |
| Land mass type | Average mass | - |
Distribution
| Estimate | Data quality | |
|---|---|---|
| Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) | 5,360,000 | medium |
| Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) | 5,360,000 | medium |
| Number of locations | - | |
| Fragmentation | - |
Population & trend
| Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of mature individuals | poor | Estimated | 2009 | |
| Population trend | Decreasing | - | ||
| Number of subpopulations | - | - | - | |
| Largest subpopulation | - | - | - | |
| Generation length (yrs) | 4 | - | - | - |
| Population justification: In Europe, the breeding population is estimated to number 6,300,000-13,000,000 breeding pairs, equating to 18,900,000-39,000,000 individuals (BirdLife International 2004). Europe forms 25-49% of the global range, so a very preliminary estimate of the global population size is 38,600,000-156,000,000 individuals, although further validation of this estimate is needed. | ||||
| Trend justification: The population is estimated to be declining overall following a dramatic decline in the west and north-east of its breeding range from 1970 to 1990 at least (Harris and Franklin 2000). However, in Europe, trends since 1980 show that populations have undergone a moderate increase (p<0.05), based on provisional data for 21 countries from the Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme (EBCC/RSPB/BirdLife/Statistics Netherlands; P. Vorisek in litt. 2008). | ||||
Country/Territory distribution
| Country/Territory | Occurrence status | Extinct | Breeding | Non-breeding | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Albania | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Algeria | Vagrant | No | |||
| Andorra | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Angola | Native | No | |||
| Armenia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Austria | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Azerbaijan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Bahrain | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Belarus | Native | No | |||
| Belgium | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Botswana | Native | No | |||
| Bulgaria | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Burundi | Native | No | |||
| Cameroon | Vagrant | No | |||
| Central African Republic | Vagrant | No | |||
| Chad | Native | No | |||
| China (mainland) | Vagrant | No | |||
| Congo | Vagrant | No | |||
| Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | Native | No | |||
| Croatia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Cyprus | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Czech Republic | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Denmark | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Djibouti | Native | No | |||
| Egypt | Native | No | |||
| Eritrea | Native | No | |||
| Estonia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Ethiopia | Native | No | |||
| Faroe Islands (to Denmark) | Vagrant | No | |||
| Finland | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| France | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Gabon | Native | No | |||
| Gambia | Vagrant | No | |||
| Georgia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Germany | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Gibraltar (to UK) | Vagrant | No | |||
| Greece | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Hungary | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Iceland | Vagrant | No | |||
| India | Native | No | |||
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Iraq | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Ireland | Vagrant | No | |||
| Israel | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Italy | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Jordan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Kazakhstan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Kenya | Native | No | |||
| Kuwait | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Latvia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Lebanon | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Lesotho | Native | No | |||
| Libya | Native | No | |||
| Liechtenstein | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Lithuania | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Luxembourg | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Malawi | Native | No | |||
| Mali | Native | No | |||
| Malta | Native | No | |||
| Mauritania | Native | No | |||
| Moldova | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Mongolia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Montenegro | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Morocco | Vagrant | No | |||
| Mozambique | Native | No | |||
| Namibia | Native | No | |||
| Netherlands | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Nigeria | Vagrant | No | |||
| Norway | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Oman | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Pakistan | Native | No | |||
| Poland | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Portugal | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Qatar | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Romania | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Russia (Central Asian) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Russia (European) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Rwanda | Native | No | |||
| Saudi Arabia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Serbia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Seychelles | Vagrant | No | |||
| Slovakia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Slovenia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Somalia | Native | No | |||
| South Africa | Native | No | |||
| South Sudan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Spain | Native | No | |||
| Sudan | Native | No | |||
| Swaziland | Native | No | |||
| Sweden | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Switzerland | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Syria | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Tajikistan | Native | No | |||
| Tanzania | Native | No | |||
| Tunisia | Vagrant | No | |||
| Turkey | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Turkmenistan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Uganda | Native | No | |||
| Ukraine | Native | No | Yes | ||
| United Arab Emirates | Native | No | Yes | ||
| United Kingdom | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Yemen | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Zambia | Native | No | |||
| Zimbabwe | Native | No |
Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria
| Country/Territory | IBA Name | IBA link |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | Western Waldviertel |  |
| Belgium | Côte Bajocienne | |
| Belgium | Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse | |
| Belgium | Hautes Fagnes/Eifel | |
| Belgium | Lesse et Lomme | |
| Belgium | Marche en Famenne | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Livno karst field | |
| Bulgaria | Ludogorie | |
| Bulgaria | Ponor | |
| Bulgaria | Provadiysko-Royaksko plateau | |
| Bulgaria | Sakar | |
| Bulgaria | Western Balkan | |
| Czech Republic | Beskydy mountains | |
| Czech Republic | Doupov hills | |
| Czech Republic | Krivoklatsko (Krivoklatsko region) | |
| Czech Republic | Krkonose mountains (Giant mountains) | |
| Czech Republic | Pálava | |
| Czech Republic | Sumava mountains (Bohemian forest) | |
| Denmark | Frøslev Plantage and Frøslev Mose | |
| Denmark | Gribskov Area | |
| Estonia | Lahemaa | |
| Finland | Merenkurkku archipelago | |
| France | Arjuzanx | |
| France | Arrière Côte de Dijon et de Beaune | |
| France | Barthes de l'Adour | |
| France | Bassigny | |
| France | Brenne centrale | |
| France | Brenne Sud | |
| France | Estuaire de la Gironde : marais de la rive nord | |
| France | Estuaire de la Gironde : marais du Nord Médoc | |
| France | Forêt de Haguenau | |
| France | Forêt de Saou | |
| France | Garonne : marais de Bordeaux | |
| France | Gorges de la Dordogne | |
| France | Gorges de la Dourbie et causses avoisinants | |
| France | Gorges du Rieutord-Fage-Cagnasses | |
| France | Haut Val d'Allier | |
| France | Hautes Corbières | |
| France | Ile d'Oléron, marais de Brouage-Saint-Agnant | |
| France | Lac du Der-Chantecoq et étangs latéraux | |
| France | Lacs de la Forêt d'Orient | |
| France | Massif des Vosges : crêtes de Schneeberg au Donon | |
| France | Massif des Vosges: Hautes Vosges | |
| France | Massif du Canigou-Carança | |
| France | Massif du Petit Lubéron | |
| France | Massifs de Fontainebleau et zones humides adjacentes | |
| France | Montagne de la Serre | |
| France | Parc National des Cévennes | |
| France | Parc National des Ecrins | |
| France | Plaine du Forez | |
| France | Planèze de Saint-Flour | |
| France | Plateau Ardennais | |
| France | Plateaux de Millevaches et de Gentioux | |
| France | Region de Pressac, étang de Combourg | |
| France | Ried de Colmar et Sélestat | |
| France | Sologne Bourbonnaise | |
| France | Val d'Allier : Saint-Yorre-Joze | |
| France | Val de Chiers et environs de Spincourt | |
| France | Val de Saône | |
| France | Vallée de l'Aisne | |
| France | Vallée de la Durance : de Tallard à Sisteron | |
| France | Vallée de la Loire : gorges de la Loire | |
| France | Vallée de la Saône de Corre à Broye | |
| France | Vallée du Régino | |
| France | Vallée du Rhin : Marckolsheim à Strasbourg | |
| France | Vallée du Rhin : Strasbourg à Lauterbourg | |
| France | Vallée du Rhin : Village-neuf à Biescheim | |
| Greece | Antikhassia mountains and Meteora | |
| Greece | Filiouri river valley and east Rodopi mountains | |
| Greece | Mavrovouni mountain, Larissa | |
| Lithuania | Agricultural land near the Kalvarija settlement | |
| Luxembourg | Region of Junglinster | |
| Luxembourg | Region of Mompach, Manternach, Bech and Osweiler | |
| Luxembourg | Region of Schuttrange, Canach, Lenningen and Gostingen | |
| Luxembourg | Valley of the Attert | |
| Netherlands | Ameland: Duinen-Oerd | |
| Netherlands | Bargerveen | |
| Netherlands | Schiermonnikoog | |
| Netherlands | Terschelling: Dunes and Noordvaarder | |
| Netherlands | Veluwe | |
| Poland | Pisz forest | |
| Poland | Sudety Wałbrzysko-Kamiennogorskie Mountains | |
| Portugal | Gerês mountains | |
| Portugal | Montesinho and Nogueira mountains | |
| Russia (European) | Buzulukski forest | |
| Serbia | Cer mountain | |
| Serbia | Deliblatska pescara | |
| Serbia | Fruska Gora | |
| Serbia | Gornje Podunavlje | |
| Serbia | Jegricka | |
| Serbia | Kopaonik | |
| Serbia | Pcinja | |
| Serbia | Prokletije | |
| Serbia | Vlasina | |
| Slovakia | Laborecka upland | |
| Sweden | Sjöängen - Svartån | |
Habitats & altitude
| Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable Land | suitable | breeding |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Pastureland | suitable | breeding |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Plantations | suitable | breeding |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Rural Gardens | suitable | breeding |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Urban Areas | suitable | breeding |
| Forest | Boreal | suitable | breeding |
| Forest | Temperate | suitable | breeding |
| Grassland | Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude | suitable | breeding |
| Grassland | Temperate | suitable | breeding |
| Savanna | Dry | major | non-breeding |
| Shrubland | Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation | suitable | breeding |
| Shrubland | Temperate | suitable | breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands | suitable | breeding |
| Altitude | 0 - 3200 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Utilisation
| Purpose | Primary form used | Life stage used | Source | Scale | Level | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food (human) | Whole | Adults and juveniles | Wild | Subsistence, National | Non-trivial | Recent |
| Pets | Whole | Adults and juveniles | Wild | International | Non-trivial | Recent |
| Sport | Whole | Adults and juveniles | Wild | Subsistence, National | Non-trivial | Recent |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Lanius collurio. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2013.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2013.
This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.
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| Key facts | |
|---|---|
| Current IUCN Red List category | Least Concern |
| Family | Laniidae (Shrikes) |
| Species name author | Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Population size | mature individuals |
| Population trend | Decreasing |
| Distribution size (breeding/resident) | 5,360,000 km2 |
| Country endemic? | No |
| Links to further information | |
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