Southern Fiscal
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Southern Fiscal

Lanius collaris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Addo Elephant National Park
387 Verified records at Addo Elephant National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The southern fiscal or fiscal shrike (Lanius collaris) is a member of the shrike family found through most of southern Africa. It is also sometimes named jackie hangman or butcher bird due to its habit of impaling its prey on acacia thorns to store the food for later consumption. It was previously lumped together with the northern fiscal (Lanius humeralis). Together they were known as the common fiscal. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Fiscal sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 387 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park

Red-backed Shrike
LC

Red-backed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collurio

<5% · Rare
Lesser Grey Shrike
LC

Lesser Grey Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius minor

Insufficient data
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

50–60% · Likely
Cape Wagtail
LC

Cape Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla capensis

50–60% · Likely
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
LC

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis nitens

50–60% · Likely
Cape Crow
LC

Cape Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus capensis

50–60% · Likely
Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

50–60% · Likely
Bokmakierie
LC

Bokmakierie

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Telophorus zeylonus

50–60% · Likely
Sombre Greenbul
LC

Sombre Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Andropadus importunus

50–60% · Likely
Southern Boubou
LC

Southern Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius ferrugineus

50–60% · Likely
Fiscal Flycatcher
LC

Fiscal Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sigelus silens

40–50% · Likely
Greater Double-collared Sunbird
LC

Greater Double-collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris afer

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
70–80
Mar
70–80
Apr
70–80
May
70–80
Jun
60–70
Jul
70–80
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
60–70%
2 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
3 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
4 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
5 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
6 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
7 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
8 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
9 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
10 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
11 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
13 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
14 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
15 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Fiscal in Addo Elephant National Park?

About 64% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Fiscal sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 387 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Fiscal in Addo Elephant National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Southern Fiscal in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.

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