Onychognathus walleri
Silhouette: Rafael Maia · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Waller's Starling sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 331st most-seen of the 519 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Waller's Starling in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Waller's 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.
6th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Waller's Starling sightings, Ngorongoro Conservation Area ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 30%), Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 20%) and Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Waller's Starling is recorded against all the birds logged in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (50 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.
