Southern Fiscal

Southern FiscalThis shrike lives in open country in southern Africa. It watches from branches or fences and catches insects and small mammals.What does it look like?Adults are mainly black and white. Females may have a chestnut side patch; a white eyebrow is noted only for north-western subspecies.How does it live?This shrike lives in open country in southern Africa. It watches from branches or fences and catches insects and small mammals.Usually solitary, it hunts insects and small rodents from exposed perches and may impale prey on thorns or wire for storage.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.