Fischer's Starling
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Fischer's Starling

Lamprotornis fischeri

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Mkomazi National Park
56 Verified records at Mkomazi National Park
January 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 Mkomazi National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park

Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

20–30% · Possible
Hildebrandt's Starling
LC

Hildebrandt's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis hildebrandti

10–20% · With luck
Golden-breasted Starling
LC

Golden-breasted Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis regius

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

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

5–10% · With luck
Shelley's Starling
LC

Shelley's Starling

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Lamprotornis shelleyi

Insufficient data
Ashy Starling
LC

Ashy Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis unicolor

Insufficient data
Waller's Starling
LC

Waller's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus walleri

20–30% · Possible
Red-winged Starling
LC

Red-winged Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus morio

10–20% · With luck
Wattled Starling
LC

Wattled Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Creatophora cinerea

5–10% · With luck
Kenrick's Starling
LC

Kenrick's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poeoptera kenricki

5–10% · Rare
Violet-backed Starling
LC

Violet-backed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Insufficient data
Usambara Double-collared Sunbird
LC

Usambara Double-collared Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cinnyris usambaricus

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
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 Mkomazi National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Fischer's Starling sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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