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 Volcanoes National Park
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
Mackinnon's Shrike
Lanius mackinnoni
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
Bronze Sunbird
Nectarinia kilimensis
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Black-crowned Waxbill
Estrilda nonnula
📅 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 Volcanoes National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Grey-backed Fiscal sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grey-backed Fiscal in Volcanoes National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Grey-backed Fiscal in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.