Fischer's Starling
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Fischer's Starling

Lamprotornis fischeri

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park
507 Verified records at Tsavo East National Park
July 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Fischer's Starling sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 507 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park

Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

30–40% · Possible
Golden-breasted Starling
LC

Golden-breasted Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis regius

20–30% · Possible
Greater Blue-eared Starling
LC

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

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

Hildebrandt's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis hildebrandti

5–10% · With luck
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

<5% · Rare
Shelley's Starling
LC

Shelley's Starling

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Lamprotornis shelleyi

<5% · Rare
Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling
LC

Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chloropterus

<5% · Rare
Wattled Starling
LC

Wattled Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Creatophora cinerea

10–20% · With luck
Red-winged Starling
LC

Red-winged Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus morio

10–20% · With luck
Violet-backed Starling
LC

Violet-backed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

<5% · Rare
Magpie Starling
LC

Magpie Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Speculipastor bicolor

<5% · Rare
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Tsavo East National Park?

About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Fischer's Starling sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 507 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

July has the highest sighting rate for Fischer's Starling in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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