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Red-tailed shrike

Lanius phoenicuroides (Schalow, 1875)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The red-tailed shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides) is a species in the family Laniidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 28 g to 29 g and live up to 7.78 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-tailed shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)
Photo: DrPhilippLehmann · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-tailed shrike

Weight
28 g – 29 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
7.78 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
10.1 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
14 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
5 – 5.25src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red-tailed shrike live?

Not recorded

What is the red-tailed shrike?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-tailed shrike or Turkestan shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides) is a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered conspecific with the isabelline shrike and the red-backed shrike.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-tailed shrike” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-tailed_shrike&oldid=1371949294), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the red-tailed shrike endangered?

The red-tailed shrike is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the red-tailed shrike classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyLaniidae
  6. genusLanius
  7. SpeciesLanius phoenicuroides (Schalow, 1875)

Synonyms Lanius collurio phoenicuroides, Lanius cristatus phoenicuroides, Lanius isabellinus pheonicuroides, Lanius isabellinus phoenicuroides, Lanius phoenicuroides phoenicuroides, Lanius romanowi, Otomela isabellina romanowi, Otomela phoenicuroides, Otomela romanowi

Other names and names in other languages (48)
  • RTSHEnglish
  • Rufous-tailed shrikeEnglish
  • Rufous-tailed shrikeEnglish
  • Rufous-tailed shrikeEnglish
  • Turkestan shrikeEnglish
  • Turkestan shrikeEnglish
  • RooistertlaksmanAfrikaans
  • صرد أحمر الذنبArabic
  • صرد أحمر الذيلArabic
  • Червеноопашата сврачкаBulgarian
  • Capsigrany cua-roigCatalan
  • ťuhýk turkestánskýCzech
  • Turkestan TornskadeDanish
  • TurkestanwürgerGerman
  • RotschwanzwürgerGerman
  • Κεφαλάς του ΤουρκεστάνGreek
  • ruĝvosta lanioEsperanto
  • Alcaudón colirrojoSpanish
  • punasaba-õgijaEstonian
  • punasaba-kõnnuõgijaEstonian
  • سنگ چشم تورانیPersian
  • ruostepäälepinkäinenFinnish
  • Pie-grièche du TurkestanFrench
  • Pie-grièche à queue rousseFrench
  • Scréachán earrdheargIrish
  • חנקן טורקסטניHebrew
  • smeđoleđi svračakCroatian
  • Averla codirossaItalian
  • Averla del TurkestanItalian
  • アカオモズJapanese
  • Қызылқұйрық тағанақKazakh
  • 붉은꼬리때까치Korean
  • rudastes čaksteLatvian
  • rødhalevarslerNorwegian Bokmål
  • Turkestaanse KlauwierDutch
  • rødstjertvarslerNorwegian
  • dzierzba rdzawosternaPolish
  • picanço-do-turquestãoPortuguese
  • picanço-de-cauda-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Туркестанский жуланRussian
  • RuksesbaðošskirriNorthern Sami
  • strakoš turkménskySlovak
  • Crvenorepi svračakSerbian
  • turkestantörnskataSwedish
  • Türkistan ÖrümcekkuşuTurkish
  • сорокопуд горихвістковийUkrainian
  • 棕尾伯劳Chinese
  • 棕紅尾伯勞Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the red-tailed shrike

Other species in the same genus Lanius.

CompareRed-tailed shrike vs Red-backed shrikeRed-tailed shrike vs Great grey shrikeRed-tailed shrike vs Lesser grey shrikeRed-tailed shrike vs Woodchat shrike

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red-tailed shrike?

An adult red-tailed shrike weighs 28 g – 29 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-tailed shrike endangered?

The red-tailed shrike is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the red-tailed shrike live?

The red-tailed shrike has a recorded lifespan of 7.78 years.

What kind of animal is the red-tailed shrike?

The red-tailed shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides) belongs to the family Laniidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_tailed_shrike_2026,
  title = {Red-tailed shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-tailed-shrike},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}