Long-tailed Fiscal
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Long-tailed Fiscal

Lanius cabanisi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Nairobi National Park
940 Verified records at Nairobi National Park
December 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 →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Fiscal sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 940 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park

Northern Fiscal

Northern Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius humeralis

30–40% · Possible
Red-backed Shrike
LC

Red-backed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collurio

5–10% · With luck
Grey-backed Fiscal
LC

Grey-backed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius excubitoroides

Insufficient data
Red-tailed Shrike
LC

Red-tailed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius phoenicuroides

<5% · Rare
Lesser Grey Shrike
LC

Lesser Grey Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius minor

<5% · Rare
Isabelline Shrike
LC

Isabelline Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius isabellinus

<5% · Rare
Teita Fiscal
LC

Teita Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius dorsalis

<5% · Rare
Northern White-crowned Shrike
LC

Northern White-crowned Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurocephalus ruppelli

<5% · Rare
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

70–80% · Very likely
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

70–80% · Very likely
Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

70–80% · Very likely
Kenya Rufous Sparrow
LC

Kenya Rufous Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer rufocinctus

70–80% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
70–80
Feb
60–70
Mar
70–80
Apr
70–80
May
70–80
Jun
60–70
Jul
70–80
Aug
70–80
Sep
70–80
Oct
80–90
Nov
80–90
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 Nairobi National Park?

About 74% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Fiscal sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 940 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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