Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
- SpeciesLanius humeralis (Northern Fiscal)
Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Lesser Grey Shrike
Lanius minor
Sousa's Shrike
Lanius souzae
Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Fiscal in Kafue National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Northern Fiscal sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Fiscal in Kafue National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Northern Fiscal in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.