Bird
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio · Laniidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsMay–Julmost records
Records1,287,513in 90 countries
Most seen inSweden294,868 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Red-backed Shrike in brief
The red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) is a bird of the Laniidae family — species of bird.
Across the 90 countries we cover it has 1,287,513 published records, most of them from Sweden, France and Denmark. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in May, June and July and fall to their lowest in February and November.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Sweden294,868 records · best Aug, May
France197,705 records · best May, Jun
Denmark100,674 records · best May, Jun
Netherlands81,704 records · best Jun, Jul
Germany73,984 records · best May, Jul
South Africa67,025 records · best Dec, Jan
Finland57,677 records · best Jun, Jul
Norway40,301 records · best Aug, Jul
Spain36,118 records · best Jul, Jun
Poland30,541 records · best Jun, Jul
Türkiye28,700 records · best May, Sep
Russia25,450 records · best Jul, May
Bulgaria24,082 records · best May, Jun
Israel23,434 records · best Sep, Oct
Greece18,134 records · best May, Sep
Austria17,088 records · best May, Jun
Czechia15,726 records · best May, Jul
Ukraine12,939 records · best May, Jun
Estonia12,900 records · best May, Jun
Hungary11,051 records · best May, Jul
Romania9,245 records · best May, Aug
United Kingdom7,577 records · best Sep, May
Italy7,227 records · best May, Aug
Georgia7,187 records · best May, Sep
Croatia7,146 records · best May, Jul
Switzerland6,786 records · best May, Jul
Serbia5,488 records · best Aug, May
Belgium4,898 records · best Jun, May
Namibia4,541 records · best Dec, Mar
Slovakia3,871 records · best May, Jul
Botswana3,736 records · best Mar, Dec
Slovenia3,485 records · best Jul, May
Zimbabwe3,152 records · best Nov, Dec
Luxembourg2,968 records · best Jun, Jul
Cyprus2,471 records · best Sep, Oct
United Arab Emirates2,455 records · best May, Apr
Kuwait2,451 records · best May, Apr
Zambia2,382 records · best Nov, Dec
Tanzania2,352 records · best Apr, Feb
Belarus2,306 records · best May, Jul
Lithuania2,134 records · best Jul, Jun
Iran2,068 records · best May, Sep
Portugal1,984 records · best Jun, Jul
Armenia1,885 records · best May, Jun
Palestine1,357 records · best Sep, Oct
Saudi Arabia1,311 records · best Sep, Oct
North Macedonia1,261 records · best May, Jun
Moldova1,242 records · best May, Jul
Montenegro1,150 records · best Aug, May
Eswatini1,113 records · best Jan, Dec
Azerbaijan1,104 records · best May, Jun
Albania960 records · best Aug, May
Mozambique890 records · best Dec, Mar
Egypt856 records · best Sep, Oct
Kazakhstan840 records · best May, Aug
Latvia827 records · best Jul, May
Bosnia and Herzegovina593 records · best Jun, May
Lebanon522 records · best May, Sep
Malawi500 records · best Feb, Jan
Jordan420 records · best Sep, Oct
Iraq403 records · best May, Apr
Democratic Republic of the Congo361 records · best Nov, Oct
Kosovo344 records · best Aug, May
Qatar260 records · best May, Apr
Oman251 records · best Nov, Oct
Andorra214 records · best Jul, Jun
Uzbekistan111 records · best May, Aug
Djibouti92 records · best May, Sep
Bahrain85 records · best May, Apr
Afghanistan84 records · best Sep, Aug
Sudan77 records · best Sep, Oct
Syria72 records · best Apr, May
Iceland49 records · best Jul, Sep
Somalia45 records · best Apr, May
Ireland42 records · best Sep, Oct
Chad28 records · best Sep, Oct
Kyrgyzstan23 records · best Sep, Aug
Yemen22 records · best Apr, Oct
Turkmenistan21 records · best May, Apr
Burundi16 records · best Nov, Oct
Libya14 records · best Oct, Sep
Liechtenstein13 records · best May, Jul
Eritrea9 records · best Oct, May
Lesotho9 records · best Feb, Mar
Malta8 records · best Sep, Apr
South Sudan7 records · best Nov, Jan
Tajikistan6 records · best May, Sep
Monaco2 records · best May, Jul
Seychelles2 records · best Oct, Jan
San Marino1 records · best Jun, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.