Red Backed Shrike - Male. This Is The Red-Backed Shrike - Male (Lanius Collurio) Is A Member Of The Shrike Family Laniidae. This Bird Breeds In Most Of Europe And Western Asia And Winters In Tropical Africa. This Migratory Medium-Sized Passerine Eats Large Insects, Small Birds, Voles And Lizards. Like Other Shrikes It Hunts From Prominent Perches, And Impales Corpses On Thorns Or Barbed Wire As A Larder. The General Colour Of The Male’S Upper Parts Is Reddish. It Has A Grey Head And A Typical Shrike Black Stripe Through The Eye. Underparts Are Tinged Pink, And The Tail Has A Black And White Pattern Similar To That Of A Wheatear. In The Female And Young Birds The Upperparts Are Brown And Vermiculated. Underparts Are Buff And Also Vermiculated.

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