Poeoptera sharpii
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 Nyungwe National Park on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 157th most-seen of the 252 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.
June and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sharpe's Starling in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–May and July–November, the lowest months.
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.
5th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Sharpe's Starling sightings, Nyungwe National Park ranks 5th 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 Nyungwe National Park (41 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.
