Iberian Shrike

The shrike is a deceptive creature. It looks like a small gray songbird, apparently harmless. In truth, it’s a cunning predator. Shrike watch for prey atop high branches. When they detect movement, they swoop down and capture their prey in their claws. They then fly their victim to a nearby thorn bush, or a sharp branch, and impale him. Once impaled, the shrike can use its hooked beak to kill and eat its prey or leave him to die slowly and be eaten later.

Basic Information

Dietary Needs and Habits

Shrike hunt mice, snakes, frogs, lizards and insects. They can be found year-round in the Territories but are less common in the summer, as they often migrate north.

by Simon Edge

Shrike Nature 6

Hunting, Impaling, Flying

Shrike Weapons

Wings—+1D to Maneuver. Grasping Talons—+1D to Feint. Hooked Beak—+1s to successful Attack

Scientific Name

Lanius meridionalis