Lamprotornis unicolor
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In 3 days <5%
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 Serengeti National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 433rd most-seen of the 469 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Starling in Serengeti National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Ashy Starling sightings, Serengeti National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Tarangire National Park (Tanzania, about 80%), Ruaha National Park (Tanzania, about 70%) and Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, under 5%).
Same genus: Lamprotornis
The closest relatives of the Ashy Starling that you can see in Serengeti National Park (genus Lamprotornis, Glossy Starlings and Allies) are Superb Starling (about 70%), Hildebrandt's Starling (about 50%) and Rüppell's Glossy-starling (about 50%), 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 Serengeti National Park (8 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.
