Fischer's Starling
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Fischer's Starling

Lamprotornis fischeri

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Amboseli National Park
123 Verified records at Amboseli National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Fischer's starling (Lamprotornis fischeri) is a bird which is an uncommon resident breeder from southern Ethiopia and Somalia to eastern Kenya and Tanzania. It is found in dry open acacia thornbush. The English and scientific names commemorate the 19th century German explorer of East Africa Gustav Fischer. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Fischer's Starling sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 123 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park

Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

60–70% · Likely
Hildebrandt's Starling
LC

Hildebrandt's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis hildebrandti

10–20% · With luck
Greater Blue-eared Starling
LC

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

<5% · Rare
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

<5% · Rare
Wattled Starling
LC

Wattled Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Creatophora cinerea

40–50% · Likely
Red-winged Starling
LC

Red-winged Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus morio

Insufficient data
Violet-backed Starling
LC

Violet-backed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Insufficient data
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
LC

Fischer's Sparrow-Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremopterix leucopareia

50–60% · Likely
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

40–50% · Likely
Grassveld Pipit
LC

Grassveld Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus cinnamomeus

40–50% · Likely
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dinemellia dinemelli

30–40% · Possible
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
2 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
3 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
4 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
5 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
6 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
7 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
9 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fischer's Starling in Amboseli National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Fischer's Starling sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 123 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Fischer's Starling in Amboseli National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Fischer's Starling in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.

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