Collurio

The dry karst grasslands above the caves hold several uncommon and threatened bird species: Circaetus gallicus, Caprimulgus europaeus, Upupa epops, Lullua arborea, Anthus campestris, Lanius collurio, Emberiza hortulana, E. cia and E. cirlus. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio), the commonest variety in my district, is noteworthy because of his savage mania for forked gibbets, the thorns in the hedgerows whereon he impales the voluminous contents of his game-bag -- little half-fledged birds, small Lizards, Grasshoppers, caterpillars, Beetles -- and leaves them to get high. ❋ Jean-Henri Fabre (1869)

The next bird that I procured (on the 21st May) was a male red-backed butcher bird, _lanius collurio_. ❋ Gilbert White (1756)

The skylark (Alauda arvensis), the woodlark (Lullula arborea), and the red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio), which are all threatened birds in Europe, return to maximum abundance between 10 and 19 years after fire. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The skylark (Alauda arvensis), the woodlark (Lullula arborea), and the red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio), which are all threatened birds in ❋ Unknown (2010)

Other notable species of birds in this ecoregion include Wryneck (Jynx torquilla), Red backed shrike (Lanius collurio), Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix), Savi's warbler (Locustella luscinioides), and Great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) ❋ Unknown (2008)

Lanius collurio), which are all threatened birds in Europe, return to maximum abundance between 10 and 19 years after fire. ❋ Unknown (2010)