Lamprotornis unicolor
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
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. BirdLife International 2004. Cosmopsarus unicolor. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selwo Marina | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Starling sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 384th most-seen of the 519 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Starling in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months. That is one of Ngorongoro Conservation Area's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 190 mm in April.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ashy Starling sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Ashy Starling sightings, Ngorongoro Conservation Area ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Tarangire National Park (Tanzania, about 80%) and Ruaha National Park (Tanzania, about 70%).
Same genus: Lamprotornis
The closest relatives of the Ashy Starling that you can see in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (genus Lamprotornis, Glossy Starlings and Allies) are Superb Starling (about 60%) and Hildebrandt's Starling (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ashy Starling is recorded against all the birds logged in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (31 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.
