Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralisStanley, ES, 1814
English (US) Northern Fiscal
The Northern Fiscal (Lanius humeralis) 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.
- Scientific name
- Lanius humeralis
- Family
- Laniidae (Shrikes)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Northern Fiscal
- Described by
- Stanley, ES, 1814
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Lanius humeralis smithii
- Lanius humeralis humeralis
- Lanius humeralis capelli
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Stanley, ES, 1814
- Type locality
- Chelicut, Abyssinia (p. 45 of Salt's Voy. . . .).
- Original description
- A voyage to Abyssinia, and travels into the interior of that country, executed under the orders of the British government, in the years 1809 and 1810 (etc.) App. IV p.li
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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