#0946 · 🐦 birds

Isabelline Shrike

🇳🇱 Daurische Klauwier ·Lanius isabellinus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

7 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Pavel Shukov · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © egorbirder · CC BY 4.0
3. © Parham Beyhaghi · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Dave Curtis · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
5. © Sergey Yeliseev · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
6. © Vladimir Yu. Arkhipov · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Koshy Koshy · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

The isabelline shrike or Daurian shrike ( Lanius isabellinus ) is a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was previously considered conspecific with the red-backed shrike and red-tailed shrike.

base stats

NL sightings 3iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 2,217iNaturalist observations
weight 30 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).