Ashy Starling
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Ashy Starling

Lamprotornis unicolor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Serengeti National Park
11 Verified records at Serengeti National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The ashy starling (Lamprotornis unicolor) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. It is alternatively placed in the genus Cosmopsarus or Spreo. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Ashy Starling sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park

Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

60–70% · Likely
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

50–60% · Likely
Hildebrandt's Starling
LC

Hildebrandt's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis hildebrandti

40–50% · Likely
Greater Blue-eared Starling
LC

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

10–20% · With luck
Fischer's Starling
LC

Fischer's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis fischeri

<5% · Rare
Wattled Starling
LC

Wattled Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Creatophora cinerea

30–40% · Possible
Violet-backed Starling
LC

Violet-backed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

5–10% · With luck
Red-winged Starling
LC

Red-winged Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus morio

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

Waller's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus walleri

Insufficient data
Grey-backed Fiscal
LC

Grey-backed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius excubitoroides

40–50% · Likely
Northern White-crowned Shrike
LC

Northern White-crowned Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurocephalus ruppelli

40–50% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
70–80%
2 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
60–70%
3 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
4 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
5 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
6 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
7 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
8 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ashy Starling in Serengeti National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Ashy Starling sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ashy Starling in Serengeti National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Ashy Starling in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.

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