The Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) is a shrike found across Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. A predatory songbird that impales insect and small-vertebrate prey on thorns. It typically occurs in scrub and open country.
In the Nordic countries the Red-backed Shrike is best described as a summer visitor. Its global conservation status is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. On Fågelkartan you can see where it has been reported over the last 30 days, based on open data from the national species-observation systems.
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