Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Aves
      Order: Passeriformes
        Family: Laniidae
          Genus: Lanius
            Species: ludovicianus

Loggerhead Shrike - Lanius ludovicianus

Loggerhead Shrike

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) is a medium-sized (20-23 cm), thick-bodied songbird. They are distributed from Mexico to southern Canada in open woodland habitats. They particularly like open habitats with trees and shrubs with spines and thorns, which they use to impale their prey. They feed on insects, amphibians, reptiles, small mammals, and birds, sometimes catching prey as big as themselves.

Status

Global Rank: G4

State Rank: S3

State Status:

Federal Status:

USFS Status: R3 SCC

BLM Status: BLM WATCH

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 9

Number of Mapped Locations: 57

Number of Observations: 351

Observation date range: 05-18-1978 to 04-28-2019

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