Yellow-billed Shrike
Corvinella corvina
Yellow-billed Shrike (Corvinella corvina) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Yellow-billed Shrike (Corvinella corvina) is a member of the Laniidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 65.4 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Laniidae Shrikes
- Genus Corvinella
- Species corvina
Quick facts
- Weight
- 65.4 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Laniidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-billed Shrike is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-billed Shrike is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-billed Shrike (Corvinella corvina) is a member of the Laniidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across Africa. Its distribution covers AF e, c, w.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 65.4 g, with a wing length of about 11.8 cm and a tail of around 15.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 3.5 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-billed Shrike?
The Yellow-billed Shrike is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 65.4 g.
Where does the Yellow-billed Shrike live?
The Yellow-billed Shrike is found across Africa with a range covering AF e, c, w, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-billed Shrike belong to?
The Yellow-billed Shrike (Corvinella corvina) belongs to the Laniidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-billed Shrike eat?
The Yellow-billed Shrike is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellow-billed Shrike migrate?
The Yellow-billed Shrike is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-billed Shrike endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Yellow-billed Shrike make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-billed Shrike — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-billed Shrike's range?
The Yellow-billed Shrike has a mapped global range of about 3.5 million km².
Conservation
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