Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
- SpeciesLanius humeralis (Northern Fiscal)
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
Mackinnon's Shrike
Lanius mackinnoni
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Fiscal in Nyungwe National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Northern Fiscal sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 144 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Fiscal in Nyungwe National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Northern Fiscal in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.