This is a Gray-backed fiscal with grey upperparts, white undersides and a distinctive black "mask" over its eyes. It is found mainly in eastern and central Africa, in countries such as Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia and southern Sudan. It thrives best in open landscapes such as savannah, bushland and agricultural areas. The bird is very social. It lives in groups and breeds cooperatively. Like many shrikes, it is a "bird of prey" that eats large insects, small lizards and sometimes small birds or rodents.