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Northern Fiscal (Lanius humeralis)

Northern Fiscal (Lanius humeralis)
Northern Fiscal (Lanius humeralis)
Northern Fiscal (Lanius humeralis)
Northern Fiscal (Lanius humeralis)
Northern Fiscal (Lanius humeralis)
Northern Fiscal (Lanius humeralis)

About Northern Fiscal (Lanius humeralis)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Perching Birds
  • Family: Shrikes

The northern fiscal is a member of the shrike family found through most of Sub-Saharan Africa. It used to be grouped with the southern fiscal. 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’).

Source: Wikipedia

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