Waller's Starling

Waller's Starling

Onychognathus walleri

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Mkomazi National Park
72 Verified records at Mkomazi National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Waller's Starling sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 72 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
40–50
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
2 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
3 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
4 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
6 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
7 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
8 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
10 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
12 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
13 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Waller's Starling in Mkomazi National Park?

About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Waller's Starling sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 72 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Waller's Starling in Mkomazi National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Waller's Starling in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.

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