Uhehe fiscal
{{Short description|Subspecies of bird}}
{{subspeciesbox
| name =
| image = Fiscus_Gronvold.jpg
| image_caption = Illustration (above) with Lanius newtoni (lower bird)
| genus = Lanius
| species = collaris
| species_link = Southern fiscal
| subspecies = marwitzi
| authority = Reichenow, 1901
| synonyms = Lanius marwitzi
}}
The Uhehe fiscal (Lanius collaris marwitzi) is a bird in the family Laniidae. It is endemic to the uplands of southern and eastern Tanzania. Some taxonomic authorities treat this species as a subspecies of the southern fiscal (Lanius collaris).
Description
The Uhehe fiscal is a slender, black and white bird growing to about {{convert|20|cm|in|0|abbr=on}}. The sexes are similar. The upper parts are dull black, with a white supercilium and white scapulars. The back, rump and upper tail coverts are dark grey, and the long tail is black. All the tail feathers except the two central ones have white spots. The wings are black except for a small white patch. The underparts are whitish, sometimes washed with buff. It could be confused with the southern fiscal, but its colouration is distinctly darker and it occurs at higher elevations.{{cite book|author1=Norbert Lefranc |author2=Tim Worfolk |title=Shrikes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HclLAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA159 |year=2013 |publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-1-4081-8756-2 |page=159}}
Ecology
Distribution and habitat
The Uhehe fiscal is found only in southern and eastern Tanzania at elevations of above {{convert|1500|m|ft|-1|abbr=on}}, from Mpwapwa and the Ukaguru Mountains to Njombe, Mount Rungwe and Tukuyu. Its typical habitat is scrubland.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Taxonbar|from=Q840490}}
Category:Endemic birds of Tanzania