#1169 · 🐦 birds

Iberian Grey Shrike

🇳🇱 Iberische klapekster ·Lanius meridionalis

VUvulnerable 🐦 Birds 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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

1. © Ximo Galarza · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
2. Valencia, ES-VC, ES:© &drew · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. Barcelona, ES-CT, ES:© Claudia Fernández Bagan · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. Spain:© Croftylock · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Spain:© Natalia Rojas-Estevez · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Burgos, ES-CL, ES:© euqirneto · CC BY 4.0
7. Portugal:© camila1975 · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Jaén, ES-AN, ES:© gustavofd · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FR:© corentin_monmont · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Comunidad de Madrid, ES-MD-MD, ES:© Sara Navarro · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

The Iberian grey shrike ( Lanius meridionalis ) is a member of the shrike family. The plumage is generally similar to great grey shrike apart from the differences noted below. It is closely related to the great grey shrike, Lanius excubitor , which it was previously considered conspecific; where they co-occur, they do not interbreed and are separated by choice of habitat.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,261iNaturalist observations
threat VUvulnerable

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).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
4,261 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.