Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
- SpeciesLanius excubitoroides (Grey-backed Fiscal)
Closest Relatives at Tarangire National Park
Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Lesser Grey Shrike
Lanius minor
Teita Fiscal
Lanius dorsalis
Isabelline Shrike
Lanius isabellinus
Red-tailed Shrike
Lanius phoenicuroides
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Ashy Starling
Lamprotornis unicolor
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
📅 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 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 10 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 14 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Grey-backed Fiscal in Tarangire National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Grey-backed Fiscal sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 54 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grey-backed Fiscal in Tarangire National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Grey-backed Fiscal in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.