The grey-backed fiscal (Lanius excubitoroides) is a species of bird in the family Laniidae.

The head of the male has a grey crown, a white supercilium and a large black mask.

The female is similar but has patches of chestnut on the flanks that are visible during display and when the bird is preening.

[2] The grey-backed fiscal is a sociable bird and is often found in wooded grassland, gardens and damp acacia scrub.

It is often seen in pairs or small groups on tree stumps, wires and branches, engaged in wing fluttering, tail waving and noisy babble.