Grey-backed Fiscal
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Grey-backed Fiscal

Lanius excubitoroides

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Murchison Falls National Park
485 Verified records at Murchison Falls National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The grey-backed fiscal (Lanius excubitoroides) is a species of bird in the family Laniidae. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-backed Fiscal sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 485 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park

Red-backed Shrike
LC

Red-backed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collurio

<5% · Rare
Isabelline Shrike
LC

Isabelline Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius isabellinus

<5% · Rare
Northern Fiscal

Northern Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius humeralis

<5% · Rare
Woodchat Shrike
NT

Woodchat Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius senator

<5% · Rare
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
Yellow-billed Shrike

Yellow-billed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvinella corvina

<5% · Rare
Northern White-crowned Shrike
LC

Northern White-crowned Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurocephalus ruppelli

Insufficient data
Piapiac
LC

Piapiac

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptilostomus afer

60–70% · Likely
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

60–70% · Likely
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
LC

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus bengalus

60–70% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
60–70
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
50–60
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
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 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
2 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
50–60%
3 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
5 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
6 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
7 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
8 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
9 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
11 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
12 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
14 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
15 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
16 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
17 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
18 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
19 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
20 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Grey-backed Fiscal in Murchison Falls National Park?

About 49% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-backed Fiscal sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 485 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Grey-backed Fiscal in Murchison Falls National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Grey-backed Fiscal in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.

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