Poeoptera sharpii
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
Sharpe's starling (Pholia sharpii) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. It is monotypic in the genus Pholia.
The common name and Latin binomial name commemorate the British zoologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe. Wikipedia →
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Tanzania · 2021
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sharpe's Starling sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 439th 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sharpe's Starling in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sharpe's 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.
7th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Sharpe's Starling sightings, Ngorongoro Conservation Area ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 10%), Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 10%) and Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sharpe's Starling is recorded against all the birds logged in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (15 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.
