Mackinnon's Shrike

Lanius mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891

20 cmLength34 gWeight

Mackinnon's shrike (Lanius mackinnoni), also called Mackinnon's fiscal, is a songbird species of the family Laniidae.

Most records: Uganda, Kenya, Cameroon

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Mackinnon's Shrike has been recorded at 63 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 9 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Kakamega Forest NR – Rondo Retreat CentreKenya687 records
Kakamega Forest NRKenya335 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Ruhija to Broadbill WalkUganda189 records

More places

Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – RuhijaUganda164 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – Mubwindi SwampUganda145 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – BuhomaUganda143 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Entrance RoadUganda99 records
Kakamega Forest NR – Zimmerman Plot/Isecheno Forest StationKenya91 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – 'The Neck'Uganda72 records
Kibale NPUganda63 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Uganda Kenya Cameroon Rwanda Congo - Kinshasa Burundi Equatorial Guinea Gabon

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Mackinnon's shrike (Lanius mackinnoni), also called Mackinnon's fiscal, is a songbird species of the family Laniidae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and moist savanna. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.The population of this species is increasing, which is thought to be due to the degradation of nearby habitat.

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Questions

How big is the Mackinnon's Shrike?

The Mackinnon's Shrike is about 20 cm long and weighs around 34 g.

Where does the Mackinnon's Shrike live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southeastern Nigeria and Cameroon to northwestern Angola, northeastern Congo and northern DR Congo to western Kenya and northern Tanzania. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Kenya and Cameroon.