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Common Fiscal
The common fiscal has been split into two species: * Northern fiscal, ''Lanius humeralis'' * Southern fiscal The southern fiscal or fiscal shrike (''Lanius collaris'') is a member of the shrike family found through most of southern Africa. It is also sometimes named jackie hangman or butcher bird due to its habit of impaling its prey on acacia thorn ..., ''Lanius collaris'' {{Short pages monitor Birds by common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Fiscal
The northern fiscal (''Lanius humeralis'') is a member of the shrike family found through most of Sub-Saharan Africa. It used to be grouped with the southern fiscal (''Lanius collaris''). Together they were called the common fiscal. The fiscal gets its English and Afrikaans common names from its black and white 'suit-and-tie' appearance reminiscent of the taxman (‘fiscal’). Identification This is a fairly distinctive 21–23 cm long passerine with white underparts and black upperparts extending from the top of the head down to the tail. The bird has a characteristic white 'V' on the back and a relatively long black tail with white outer feathers and white tips on the other feathers. The bill, eyes and legs are black. Adult male and female northern fiscals are quite similar except for the rufous lower flank of the female. Subspecies Listed alphabetically. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Fiscal
The southern fiscal or fiscal shrike (''Lanius collaris'') is a member of the shrike family found through most of southern Africa. It is also sometimes named jackie hangman or butcher bird due to its habit of impaling its prey on acacia thorns to store the food for later consumption. It was previously lumped together with the northern fiscal (''Lanius humeralis''). Together they were known as the common fiscal. Taxonomy In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the southern fiscal in his ''Ornithologie'' based on a specimen collected from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. He used the French name ''La pie-griesche du Cap de Bonne Espérance'' and the Latin ''Lanius capitis Bonae Spei''. The two stars (**) at the start of the section indicates that Brisson based his description on the examination of a specimen. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the Internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
