Grey-backed Fiscal

Lanius excubitoroides Prévost & des Murs, 1847

Grey-backed Fiscal, Lanius excubitoroides, is a shrike of central and north-eastern Africa, breeding across that region. It was described by Prévost & des Murs in 1847 and belongs to the family Laniidae. It is a common bird with a broad range. Its natural home includes dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is also found in wooded grassland, gardens and damp acacia scrub. The bird is a sociable, cooperative breeder, and pairs or small groups are often seen on stumps, wires and branches. Nests are placed up to 10 m above the ground, close to the trunk or on outer branches.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Laniidae — Shrikes

Breeding range

Africa: c, ne