Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
- SpeciesLanius excubitoroides (Grey-backed Fiscal)
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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-backed Fiscal sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
Mackinnon's Shrike
Lanius mackinnoni
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Green White-eye
Zosterops stuhlmanni
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Regal Sunbird
Cinnyris regius
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 12 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 16 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 18 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 20 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Grey-backed Fiscal in Nyungwe National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-backed Fiscal sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Grey-backed Fiscal in Nyungwe National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Grey-backed Fiscal in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.