red-backed shrike
noun
A shrike, Lanius collurio (family Laniidae), the male of which has a chestnut back and grey crown, widespread in Eurasia and East Africa (and, formerly, in Britain).
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Pennant (1726–1798), naturalist, traveller, and writer.
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