Southern Fiscal
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Southern Fiscal

Lanius collaris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Mikumi National Park
5 Verified records at Mikumi National Park
February 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Fiscal sighting in Mikumi National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Mikumi National Park

Long-tailed Fiscal
LC

Long-tailed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius cabanisi

30–40% · Possible
Red-backed Shrike
LC

Red-backed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collurio

5–10% · With luck
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

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Mikumi National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Fiscal sighting in Mikumi National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

February has the highest sighting rate for Southern Fiscal in Mikumi National Park in our monthly data.

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