Lamprotornis unicolor
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In 3 days >90%
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 |
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Starling sighting in Ruaha National Park on a given day, based on 239 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 276 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and October
In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Starling in Ruaha National Park on a given day, against about 60% in January and August, the lowest months. Those are among Ruaha National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 180 mm in January.
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.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Ashy Starling sightings, Ruaha National Park ranks 2nd at about 70%. The best odds are in Tarangire National Park (Tanzania, about 80%).
Same genus: Lamprotornis
The closest relatives of the Ashy Starling that you can see in Ruaha National Park (genus Lamprotornis, Glossy Starlings and Allies) are Superb Starling (about 40%) and Greater Blue-eared Starling (about 20%), 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 Ruaha National Park (239 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.
