How big is a Somali Fiscal?

The Somali Fiscal is a small sized bird weighing about 45 g.

Where can you see a Somali Fiscal?

The Somali Fiscal occurs in 3 countries, including Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.

What birds look similar to a Somali Fiscal?

The Somali Fiscal is most easily confused with the Souza's Shrike, the Mountain Shrike and the Giant Grey Shrike.

Is the Somali Fiscal endangered?

The Somali Fiscal is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Somali Fiscal

Lanius somalicus

Shrikes · Passeriformes · Rare

The Somali Fiscal (Lanius somalicus) is a rare shrik found in 3 countries, weighing about 45 g. The Somali fiscal is a species of bird in the family Laniidae.

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Somali Fiscal (Lanius somalicus), photo 1 — Photo: desertnaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Somali Fiscal (Lanius somalicus), photo 2 — Photo: Zieger M · CC BY 4.0

Somali Fiscal (Lanius somalicus), photo 3 — Photo: desertnaturalist · CC BY 4.0

About the Somali Fiscal

The Somali fiscal is a species of bird in the family Laniidae. Other common names include the Karoli fiscal, the Somali fiscal shrike and the Somali shrike. The bird is found in Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia in the Horn of Africa, as well as in Kenya in the African Great Lakes region. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

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Where it lives

Ethiopia Kenya Somalia

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, October, November, December, with peak activity in December. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Somali Fiscal look like?: The Somali fiscal is a species of bird in the family Laniidae.
How big is a Somali Fiscal?: The Somali Fiscal is a small sized bird weighing about 45 g.
Where can you see a Somali Fiscal?: The Somali Fiscal occurs in 3 countries, including Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.
What birds look similar to a Somali Fiscal?: The Somali Fiscal is most easily confused with the Souza's Shrike, the Mountain Shrike and the Giant Grey Shrike.
Is the Somali Fiscal endangered?: The Somali Fiscal is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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