Onychognathus salvadorii
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The bristle-crowned starling (Onychognathus salvadorii) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bristle-crowned Starling sighting in Awash National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 199th most-seen of the 217 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Bristle-crowned Starling in Awash National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–August and October–December, the lowest months. That is one of Awash National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 85 mm in August. February–March, May and September have too few records to rate.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bristle-crowned Starling sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Bristle-crowned Starling sightings, Awash National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 10%).
Same family: Sturnidae
The closest relatives of the Bristle-crowned Starling that you can see in Awash National Park (family Sturnidae, Starlings) are Greater Blue-eared Starling (about 50%), Superb Starling (about 40%) and Rüppell's Glossy-starling (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bristle-crowned Starling is recorded against all the birds logged in Awash National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
