Southern Fiscal
Lanius collaris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
- SpeciesLanius collaris (Southern Fiscal)
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Red-winged Starling
Onychognathus morio
Cape White-eye
Zosterops virens
Southern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris chalybeus
Cape Bulbul
Pycnonotus capensis
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Karoo Prinia
Prinia maculosa
Olive Thrush
Turdus olivaceus
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Cape Canary
Serinus canicollis
Cape Sparrow
Passer melanurus
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 8 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 11 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 12 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 13 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Fiscal in Table Mountain National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Southern Fiscal sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 1423 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Fiscal in Table Mountain National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Southern Fiscal in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.