Wildlifeof Thailand
Red-backed Shrike
Laniidae
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Lanius collurio
Basic stats
Diet
Insects and small vertebrates
Habitat
Scrub and farmland
Range
Europe and western Asia; winters in Africa
Males have a grey head and red-brown back; this migrant watches from shrubs and impales surplus prey on thorns (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Red-backed Shrike eat?
- Insects and small vertebrates
- What habitat does the Red-backed Shrike live in?
- Scrub and farmland
- Where is the Red-backed Shrike found?
- Europe and western Asia; winters in Africa