Species profile
Somali Fiscal
Lanius somalicus
Quick answer
Arid thornscrub of the Horn of Africa
- Scientific name
- Lanius somalicus
- Family
- Laniidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Lanius
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Somali Fiscal in your journal
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