Long-tailed Fiscal
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Long-tailed Fiscal

Lanius cabanisi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Mikumi National Park
75 Verified records at Mikumi National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The long-tailed fiscal (Lanius cabanisi) is a species of bird in the shrike family Laniidae. The species is closely related to the more widespread grey-backed fiscal and is sometimes placed in a separate subgenus, Neolanius, with that species. It is found in southern Somalia, southern and south-eastern Kenya, from the shores of Lake Victoria to the coast; and northern and eastern Tanzania south to Dar es Salaam, with a separate population at Usanga Flats. Its natural habitat is open dry habitats such as dry, treeless savanna, open woodland and cultivated patches. This conspicuous fiscal can often be seen in small groups perching in the open especially noticeable on telegraph poles and wires. It characteristically waggles its long tail from side to side excitedly. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Fiscal sighting in Mikumi National Park, based on 75 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Mikumi National Park

Red-backed Shrike
LC

Red-backed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collurio

5–10% · With luck
Southern Fiscal
LC Endemic

Southern Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collaris

<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

40–50% · Likely
Lesser Striped-Swallow
LC

Lesser Striped-Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cecropis abyssinica

40–50% · Likely
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

40–50% · Likely
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
LC

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus angolensis

40–50% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

40–50% · Likely
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-throated Sparrow
LC

Yellow-throated Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnoris superciliaris

30–40% · Possible
Greater Blue-eared Starling
LC

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

30–40% · Possible
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
LC

Scarlet-chested Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
50–60
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
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 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
2 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
3 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
4 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
5 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
6 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
7 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
8 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
9 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
11 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
12 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
15 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Fiscal in Mikumi National Park?

About 38% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Fiscal sighting in Mikumi National Park, based on 75 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Long-tailed Fiscal in Mikumi National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Fiscal in Mikumi National Park in our monthly data.

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