#1115 · 🐦 birds

Long-tailed Shrike

🇳🇱 Langstaartklauwier ·Lanius schach

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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

1. © D.A. Ostiarius · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Subhajit Roy · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
3. © Alan Kwok (King Lun), Ada Tai (Ah Heung) / 阿達蘭 AdAlan · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Seth Miller · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Luan Mai Sy · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Карасук, Новосибирская обл., Россия:© Andrew Bazdyrev · CC BY 4.0
7. Chemin sous le Repuis 34, Grandson, Vaud, CH:© jepog · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Карасук, Новосибирская обл., Россия:© Александра Коломиец · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Taiwan:© 倒立 · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Rawal Lake, Islamabad, Pakistan:© Ahmad Hassan · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The long-tailed shrike or rufous-backed shrike ( Lanius schach ) is a member of the bird family Laniidae, the shrikes. They are found widely distributed across Asia and there are variations in plumage across the range. The species ranges across much of Asia, both on the mainland and the eastern archipelagos. The eastern or Himalayan subspecies, L. s. tricolor , is sometimes called the black-headed shrike . Although there are considerable differences in plumage among the subspecies, they all have...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 18,287iNaturalist observations
weight 38 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).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
18,287 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 38 g.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).