Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLaniidae (Shrikes)
- GenusLanius (Typical Shrikes)
- SpeciesLanius humeralis (Northern Fiscal)
Closest Relatives at Volcanoes National Park
Mackinnon's Shrike
Lanius mackinnoni
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Fiscal in Volcanoes National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Northern Fiscal sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 210 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Fiscal in Volcanoes National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Northern Fiscal in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.