Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
- SpeciesLanius humeralis (Northern Fiscal)
Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Teita Fiscal
Lanius dorsalis
Lesser Grey Shrike
Lanius minor
Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi
Isabelline Shrike
Lanius isabellinus
Red-tailed Shrike
Lanius phoenicuroides
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
📅 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 Serengeti National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Northern Fiscal sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 527 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Fiscal in Serengeti National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Northern Fiscal in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.