Shrikes (Laniidae)
Taita Fiscal (Lanius dorsalis) - HBW 13, p. 791
French:
Pie-grièche des Teita
German: Taitawürger
Spanish:
Alcaudón de los Taita
Other common names: Teita Fiscal, Taita Fiscal Shrike
Taxonomy: Lanius
(Fiscus) dorsalis Cabanis, 1878, Ndi, Teita, Kenya.
Morphology,
distribution and vocalizations suggest that this species’
closest relative is L. somalicus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Extreme SE Sudan, S Ethiopia and S Somalia (except extreme S coastal zone) S to NE Uganda (Kidepo Valley S to Moroto), NE & E Kenya (absent SE coastal strip from Malindi S to Tanzanian border) and NE Tanzania (lowlands of Serengeti plains E to Kilimanjaro).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird using the tail to keep the balance in a tree moved by the wind. Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 December 2005 6 years ago 35 sec 4 -
A bird at the top of a tree. Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 December 2005 6 years ago 37 sec 3.9 -
A bird in a tree, showing its back. Locality Imi, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 December 2005 7 years ago 21 sec 3.9 -
A bird on top of a leafless tree. Locality Imi, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 December 2005 7 years ago 27 sec 3.8 -
A dorsal view of a bird perched Locality Bogol Manyo, Genale Valley, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Ron Hoff 6 December 2007 5 years ago 24 sec 3.5 -
A bird preening on the top of a branch Locality Bogol Manyo, Genale Valley, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Ron Hoff 6 December 2007 5 years ago 30 sec 3.5
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An adult perched in a tree.
Locality Bogol Manyo, Genale Valley, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 26 January 2009 16 weeks ago 3.8 -
adult
Locality Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Hervé MICHEL 1 November 2007 3 years ago 2
- No sound recordings available yet
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