Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
- SpeciesLanius humeralis (Northern Fiscal)
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Teita Fiscal
Lanius dorsalis
Red-tailed Shrike
Lanius phoenicuroides
Isabelline Shrike
Lanius isabellinus
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi
Lesser Grey Shrike
Lanius minor
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser donaldsoni
📅 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 Samburu National Reserve?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Northern Fiscal sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 40 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Fiscal in Samburu National Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Northern Fiscal in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.