Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
- SpeciesLanius humeralis (Northern Fiscal)
The northern fiscal (Lanius humeralis) is a member of the shrike family found through most of Sub-Saharan Africa. It used to be grouped with the southern fiscal (Lanius collaris). Together they were called the common fiscal. The fiscal gets its English and Afrikaans common names from its black and white 'suit-and-tie' appearance reminiscent of the taxman (‘fiscal’). Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Fiscal sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 325 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park
Mackinnon's Shrike
Lanius mackinnoni
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Isabelline Shrike
Lanius isabellinus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Olive-bellied Sunbird
Cinnyris chloropygius
Little Greenbul
Eurillas virens
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Gray-headed Negrofinch
Nigrita canicapillus
African Blue Flycatcher
Elminia longicauda
Vieillot's Weaver
Ploceus nigerrimus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Fiscal in Kibale National Park?
About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Fiscal sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 325 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Northern Fiscal in Kibale National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Northern Fiscal in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.