Southern Fiscal

Lanius collaris

IUCN: Not Evaluated

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Laniidae
Genus
Lanius
eBird Code
soufis1

Vocalizations

flamelily · CC0_1_0
Grant Forbes · CC_BY_4_0
Grant Forbes · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (5)

  • Lanius collaris aridicolus

    arid coastal northwestern Namibia and southwestern Angola

  • Lanius collaris collaris

    southern Namibia, South Africa (except north and northeast), Lesotho, Eswatini, and far southern Mozambique

  • Lanius collaris marwitzi

    northeastern and south-central Tanzania

  • Lanius collaris pyrrhostictus

    northeastern Botswana, Zimbabwe, northeastern South Africa, and southwestern Mozambique

  • Lanius collaris subcoronatus

    southeastern Angola, Namibia (except coastal northwestern and far southern), Botswana, southwestern Zimbabwe, and northern South Africa (south to northwestern Northern Cape and central Free State)

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.