red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) - Lanius collurio. Der Finkenbeisser. 5. Lanius collurio. Der Finkenbeisser.
Description
Illustrationen aus: Beytrag zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel. 2. Band, Wien: Typographische Gesellschaft, 1791.
Date 1791
Source http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn=urn:nbn:de:bvb:12-bsb00068671-7
Author Joachim Johann Nepomuk Spalowsky
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beytrag_zur_Naturgeschichte_der_V%C3%B6gel_2_Tafel_05.jpg
The red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) is a carnivorous passerine bird and member of the shrike family Laniidae. The genus name, Lanius, is derived from the Latin word for "butcher", and some shrikes are also known as "butcher birds" because of their feeding habits. The specific collurio is from Ancient Greek kollurion, a bird mentioned by Aristotle. The common English name "shrike" is from Old English scríc, "shriek", referring to the shrill call.
