Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
- SpeciesLanius humeralis (Northern Fiscal)
Closest Relatives at Tarangire National Park
Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Fiscal in Tarangire National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Northern Fiscal sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 142 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Fiscal in Tarangire National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Northern Fiscal in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.