Eastern Nicator
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Eastern Nicator

Nicator gularis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Tsavo West National Park
27 Verified records at Tsavo West National Park
December 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Nicator sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park

Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

60–70% · Likely
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

50–60% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

50–60% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

50–60% · Likely
Northern White-crowned Shrike
LC

Northern White-crowned Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurocephalus ruppelli

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

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dinemellia dinemelli

40–50% · Likely
Slate-colored Boubou
LC

Slate-colored Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius funebris

40–50% · Likely
Gray Wren-Warbler
LC

Gray Wren-Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calamonastes simplex

30–40% · Possible
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bubalornis niger

30–40% · Possible
Long-tailed Fiscal
LC

Long-tailed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius cabanisi

30–40% · Possible
Pink-breasted Lark
LC

Pink-breasted Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calendulauda poecilosterna

30–40% · Possible
Fischer's Starling
LC

Fischer's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis fischeri

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
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 Tsavo West National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Nicator sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

December has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Nicator in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.

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