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 →
Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
Mackinnon's Shrike
Lanius mackinnoni
Crested Malimbe
Malimbus malimbicus
Red-tailed Greenbul
Criniger calurus
Western Nicator
Nicator chloris
Fraser's Rufous Thrush
Stizorhina fraseri
Xavier's Greenbul
Phyllastrephus xavieri
Red-tailed Ant-Thrush
Neocossyphus rufus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Little Greenbul
Eurillas virens
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone rufiventer
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Grey-backed Fiscal at Semuliki National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 |