Taita Fiscal
Lanius dorsalisCabanis, JL, 1878
English (US) Taita Fiscal
The Taita Fiscal (Lanius dorsalis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Laniidae (Shrikes) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: southeastern South Sudan, northeastern Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, and northeastern TanzaniaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lanius dorsalis
- Family
- Laniidae (Shrikes)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Taita Fiscal
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL, 1878
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Lanius (Fiscus) dorsalis
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL, 1878
- Type locality
- Ndi, Teita.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 26, no.142 p.205,225
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Chinese Grey Shrike
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Iberian Grey Shrike
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Masked Shrike
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