Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
Fiscal Flycatcher (Sigelus silens) - HBW 11, p. 108
French: Gobemouche fiscal
German: Würgerschnäpper
Spanish: Papamoscas Fiscal
Taxonomy: Lanius silens Shaw, 1809, “forests of the Auteniquois” = George, Western Cape, South Africa.
Sometimes placed in genus Melaenornis, but latter and Fraseria probably closer to each other than either is to present genus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- lawsoni (Clancey, 1966) - S & SE Botswana and N South Africa (Northern Cape E to North West Province and extreme W Free State).
- silens (Shaw, 1809) - South Africa from SW Western Cape and Karoo E to Free State, Northern Province and interior KwaZulu-Natal, also W Swaziland and Lesotho lowlands; non-breeding also on coastal plain from S Mozambique S to KwaZulu-Natal.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird flying from a post to a fence Locality De Mond, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp silens)
Keith Blomerley 5 October 2004 5 years ago 15 sec 4.5
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Female in the garden of Kingfisher Country House.
Locality Wilderness, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp silens)
Martin Flack 27 October 2011 10 weeks ago 4.4 -
Female in the garden of Kingfisher Country House.
Locality Wilderness, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp silens)
Martin Flack 27 October 2011 10 weeks ago 4 -
Perching near the hidden observatory at the dam
Locality Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South Africa
Marco Valentini 27 August 2010 50 weeks ago 3.8 -
An adult perched on a branch, a rainy day.
Locality Bontebok National Park, Swellendam, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp silens)
Carmelo López 21 November 2010 1 year ago 3.5 -
Male on pole
Locality Wildcliff Nature Reserve, Heidelberg, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp silens)
Conan Guard 4 January 2009 2 years ago 3.2 -
Adult resting on Watsonia sp.
Locality Hermanus, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Edward Smith 46 weeks ago 2.9
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Call. 11:53am. Locality Karoo National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa
(ssp silens)
Charles Hesse 18 December 2009 2 years ago 3
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