Eastern Nicator
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Eastern Nicator

Nicator gularis

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

The eastern nicator (Nicator gularis) is a species of songbird in the family Nicatoridae. It is found in Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It occurs south to around Mtunzini in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and is regularly reported from lowland areas north through to east Africa, including inland areas along the Zambezi River. This species was formerly called the "yellow-spotted nicator" although this is no longer the case, with that name now belonging solely to the central African western nicator. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Nicator sighting in Meru National Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Meru National Park

Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

80–90% · Very likely
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dinemellia dinemelli

80–90% · Very likely
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

80–90% · Very likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

70–80% · Very likely
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bubalornis niger

70–80% · Very likely
Northern White-crowned Shrike
LC

Northern White-crowned Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurocephalus ruppelli

60–70% · Likely
Chestnut Weaver
LC

Chestnut Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus rubiginosus

60–70% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Long-tailed Fiscal
LC

Long-tailed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius cabanisi

60–70% · Likely
Black-headed Oriole
LC

Black-headed Oriole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oriolus larvatus

60–70% · Likely
Parrot-billed Sparrow
LC

Parrot-billed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer gongonensis

50–60% · Likely
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
5–10
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 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
2 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
4 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
5 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
6 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
8 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
9 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
10 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
11 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
12 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
5–10%
13 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
14 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
16 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
17 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
19 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
20 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
21 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
22 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Nicator in Meru National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Nicator sighting in Meru National Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Eastern Nicator in Meru National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Nicator in Meru National Park in our monthly data.

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