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| − | + | ;[[:Category:Lanius|Lanius]] excubitoroides<BR /> | |
| − | [[Image:Grey-backed_Fiscal.jpg|thumb| | + | ''Lanius excubitorius'' |
| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 21–23 cm; a small shrike with a long tail | ||
| + | *Black mask | ||
| + | *Grey back | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | Very similar to [[Great Grey Shrike]] | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Africa]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[Mali]], [[Nigeria]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]] | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''L. e. excubitoroides'': | ||
| + | :*South-eastern [[Mauritania]] to western [[Sudan]], [[Mali]], [[Chad]], north-eastern [[Zaire]] and [[Uganda]] | ||
| + | *''L. e. intercedens'': | ||
| + | :*Central [[Ethiopia]] to north-western [[Uganda]] and western [[Kenya]] | ||
| + | *''L. e. boehmi'': | ||
| + | :*Western [[Tanzania]] to [[Rwanda]], south-western [[Uganda]] and south-western [[Kenya]] | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Forests, thornbush, savanna, wooded grassland, gardens and moist acacia scrub. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Breeds on mountain forest clearings and high plateaux meadows. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists mostly of insects, such as crickets and grasshoppers also caterpillars, beetles and small lizards. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015) | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | Search for scientific name '''': | ||
| + | {{GSearch|"Lanius excubitoroides" {{!}} "Lanius excubitorius" {{!}} "Grey-backed Fiscal" {{!}} "Gray-backed Fiscal"}} | ||
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lanius]] |
Latest revision as of 23:34, 5 October 2023
- Lanius excubitoroides
Lanius excubitorius
Identification
21–23 cm; a small shrike with a long tail
- Black mask
- Grey back
Similar Species
Very similar to Great Grey Shrike
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Mali, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- L. e. excubitoroides:
- L. e. intercedens:
- L. e. boehmi:
Habitat
Forests, thornbush, savanna, wooded grassland, gardens and moist acacia scrub.
Breeds on mountain forest clearings and high plateaux meadows.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects, such as crickets and grasshoppers also caterpillars, beetles and small lizards.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey-backed Fiscal. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-backed_Fiscal
External Links
Search for scientific name ':
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