Red-backed Shrike

(Lanius collurio)

Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) – Least Concern

Population size: 300 000 – 700 000 pairs

Distribution pattern

Widespread throughout the country.

Comparative distribution of the species compared to the first breeding birds atlas (Iankov, 2007): Breeding locality until 2007 | Breeding locality until 2007, confirmed after 2015 – | New breeding locality after 2015. – The breeding localities after 2015 are identified on a base of raw data from smartbirds.org.

Habitats

Breeds in mixed with open spaces heath and scrub, wastelands, on the fringes of sparse deciduous forests, orchards, tree and shrub plantations, strips of trees, shrubs and patches of them, public parks and gardens and other overgrown with bushes and remote areas in towns, villages and industrial zones, as well as in settlements with scattered yards (mountain neighbourhoods, areas with summerhouses, etc.).

Trends in population changes for the period 2013-2020

Not analysed

Threats

Not analysed