Yellow-billed Shrike (Corvinella corvina)
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Yellow-billed Shrike

Corvinella corvina (Shaw, 1809)

65 gWeight

The yellow-billed shrike (Corvinella corvina) is a large passerine bird in the shrike family.

Busiest months: November · Most records: Gambia, Ghana, Burkina Faso

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Yellow-billed Shrike has been recorded at 91 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 12 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Parc Urbain Bangr-WeoogoBurkina Faso321 records
  2. Sakumono LagoonGhana220 records
  3. Kotu CreekGambia172 records
More places
  1. Shai Hills Resource ReserveGhana147 records
  2. Brufut WoodsGambia129 records
  3. Kotu Creek – Bridge and MouthGambia124 records
  4. Amurum Forest ReserveNigeria120 records
  5. Campement de WassadouSenegal110 records
  6. Mole NPGhana98 records
  7. Senegambia Hotel Gardens and BeachGambia95 records

Countries and regions with the most records

GambiaGhanaBurkina FasoNigeriaSenegalUgandaCameroonMali

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The yellow-billed shrike (Corvinella corvina) is a large passerine bird in the shrike family. It is sometimes known as the long-tailed shrike, but this invites confusion with the long-tailed shrike, Lanius schach, of tropical southern Asia. It is the only species placed in the genus Corvinella.

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Questions

How big is the Yellow-billed Shrike?

The Yellow-billed Shrike weighs around 65 g.

Where does the Yellow-billed Shrike live?

Its breeding range: Africa: eastern, central, western. It is most often recorded in Gambia, Ghana and Burkina Faso.

When is the best time to see the Yellow-billed Shrike?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in November (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Yellow-billed Shrike endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow-billed Shrike as Least Concern.

What does the Yellow-billed Shrike eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Yellow-billed Shrike in?

It belongs to the family Shrikes (Laniidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
65 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
118 mm
Tail
154 mm
Bill
23 mm
Tarsus
32 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: eastern, central, western

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Shrikes Laniidae
Genus
Corvinella

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Yellow-billed Shrike

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