Waller's Starling
Waller's Starling

Waller's Starling

Onychognathus walleri

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Volcanoes National Park
1 Verified records at Volcanoes National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Waller's starling (Onychognathus walleri) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is native to the Western High Plateau and Bioko, the Albertine Rift montane forests, the East African montane forests and the Eastern Arc forests. The common name and scientific name commemorates the English naturalist Gerald Waller. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Volcanoes National Park

Slender-billed Starling
LC

Slender-billed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus tenuirostris

<5% · Rare
Stuhlmann's Starling
LC

Stuhlmann's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poeoptera stuhlmanni

Insufficient data
Violet-backed Starling
LC

Violet-backed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Insufficient data
Streaky Seedeater
LC

Streaky Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra striolata

80–90% · Very likely
Chubb's Cisticola
LC

Chubb's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chubbi

70–80% · Very likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

70–80% · Likely
Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

60–70% · Likely
Baglafecht Weaver
LC

Baglafecht Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus baglafecht

50–60% · Likely
Variable Sunbird
LC

Variable Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris venustus

50–60% · Likely
Bronze Sunbird
LC

Bronze Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nectarinia kilimensis

50–60% · Likely
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
LC

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer griseus

40–50% · Likely
African Stonechat
LC

African Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola torquatus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Waller's Starling at Volcanoes National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
2 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
3 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
4 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
6 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
7 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
8 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
10 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
12 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
13 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
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