Somali Fiscal
Lanius somalicusHartlaub, KJG, 1859
English (US) Somali Fiscal
The Somali Fiscal (Lanius somalicus) 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: arid thornscrub of the Horn of AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lanius somalicus
- Family
- Laniidae (Shrikes)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Somali Fiscal
- Described by
- Hartlaub, KJG, 1859
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Hartlaub, KJG, 1859
- Type locality
- Bender Gam, Ker-Singeli-Somals country, Red Sea.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.1, vol.1, no.4 p.342
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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