Teita Fiscal
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Teita Fiscal

Lanius dorsalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Mkomazi National Park
3 Verified records at Mkomazi National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Taita fiscal or Teita fiscal (Lanius dorsalis) is a member of the shrike family found in east Africa from southeastern South Sudan, southern Ethiopia, and western Somalia to northeastern Tanzania. Its habitat is dry open thornbush and acacia and other dry open woodland. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park

Long-tailed Fiscal
LC

Long-tailed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius cabanisi

20–30% · Possible
Red-backed Shrike
LC

Red-backed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collurio

10–20% · With luck
Northern Fiscal

Northern Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius humeralis

5–10% · With luck
Isabelline Shrike
LC

Isabelline Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius isabellinus

5–10% · With luck
Red-tailed Shrike
LC

Red-tailed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius phoenicuroides

<5% · Rare
Lesser Grey Shrike
LC

Lesser Grey Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius minor

Insufficient data
Northern White-crowned Shrike
LC

Northern White-crowned Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurocephalus ruppelli

20–30% · Possible
Usambara Double-collared Sunbird
LC

Usambara Double-collared Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cinnyris usambaricus

60–70% · Likely
African Dusky Flycatcher
LC

African Dusky Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa adusta

50–60% · Likely
Black Sawwing
LC

Black Sawwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

50–60% · Likely
Bar-throated Apalis
LC

Bar-throated Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis thoracica

40–50% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Teita Fiscal at Mkomazi National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
2 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
3 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
5 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
6 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
7 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
8 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
9 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
12 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
13 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
14 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
15 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
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