fiscal shrike
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Fiscal — *Fiscal municipality in Huesca, Spain *Several bird species in the Shrike family are known as fiscals, for example the Common Fiscal. The name comes from the Afrikaans word fiskaal meaning ‘public official, hangman’, because they hang their prey… … Wikipedia
Shrike — Taxobox name = Shrikes image caption = Loggerhead Shrike regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes subordo = Passeri familia = Laniidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = * Lanius * Eurocephalus * Corvinella… … Wikipedia
Fiscal Flycatcher — Taxobox name = Fiscal Flycatcher status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image size = image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Muscicapidae genus = Sigelus genus authority = Cabanis, 1850… … Wikipedia
Common Fiscal — Adult male L. c. humeralis Conservation status … Wikipedia
Great Grey Shrike — Nominate subspecies Lanius excubitor excubitor Note Striped Field Mouse (Apodemus agrarius) prey propped up on thorn Conservation status … Wikipedia
Taita Fiscal — Taxobox name = Taita Fiscal status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image caption = Adult regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Laniidae genus = Lanius species = L. dorsalis binomial = Lanius dorsalis… … Wikipedia
Milnerton Racecourse Nature Reserve — Formerly Royal Ascot Conservation Area … Wikipedia
Barrydale — is a village located on the border of the Overberg and Klein Karoo regions of the Western Cape Province in South Africa. Named after James Barry, it is situated at the northern end of the Tradouw s pass which winds its way through the mountains… … Wikipedia
Jacky Hangman — noun (South Africa) The Fiscal shrike Lanius collaris Syn: Jacky Hanger, butcherbird … Wiktionary
butcherbird — noun a) (South Africa) The Fiscal shrike b) any of the magpie like birds in the genus Cracticus Syn: Jacky Hanger, Jacky Hangman … Wiktionary
