Editing Loggerhead shrike (section)

{{Short description|Species of bird}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Loggerhead shrike
| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|Late Pleistocene|present}}
| image = Shrike Loggerhead JG.jpg
| image_caption = In Florida, USA
| status = NT
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2020 |title=''Lanius ludovicianus'' |volume=2020 |page=e.T22705042A179538598 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22705042A179538598.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref>
| status2 = G4
| status2_system = TNC
| status2_ref = <ref name=NS>{{cite web |title=NatureServe Explorer 2.0 |url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.104527/Lanius_ludovicianus |website=explorer.natureserve.org |access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref>
| genus = Lanius
| species = ludovicianus
| authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1766
| range_map = Lanius ludovicianus map.svg
| range_map_caption = Approximate distribution range{{leftlegend|#FF7F2A|Breeding}}
{{leftlegend|#7137C8|Year-round}}
{{leftlegend|#5F8DD3|Non-breeding}}
}}

The '''loggerhead shrike''' ('''''Lanius ludovicianus''''') is a [[passerine]] bird in the family [[Laniidae]]. It is the only member of the [[shrike]] family [[Endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[North America]]; the related [[northern shrike]] (''L. borealis'') occurs north of its range, however it is also found in Siberia. It is nicknamed the '''butcherbird''' after its carnivorous tendencies, as it consumes prey such as insects, amphibians, lizards, small mammals and small birds, and some prey end up displayed and stored at a site, for example in a tree.<ref name="craig1978">{{cite journal | last1 = Craig | first1 = R | year = 1978 | title = An analysis of the predatory behavior of the Loggerhead Shrike | journal = The Auk | volume = 95 | issue = 2| pages = 221–234 }}</ref> Due to its small size and weak talons, this predatory bird relies on impaling its prey upon thorns or barbed wire for facilitated consumption.<ref name="smith1973">{{cite journal | last1 = Smith | first1 = S | year = 1973 | title = Aggressive display and related behavior in the loggerhead shrike | journal = The Auk | volume = 90 | issue = 2| pages = 287–298 }}</ref> The numbers of loggerhead shrike have significantly decreased in recent years, especially in Midwestern, New England and Mid-Atlantic areas.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Lymn | first1 = N | last2 = Temple | first2 = S | year = 1991 | title = Land-use changes in the Gulf coast region: links to declines in Midwestern loggerhead shrike populations | journal = The Passenger Pigeon | volume = 53 | issue = 4| pages = 315–325 }}</ref>