Eastern Nicator

Nicator gularis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyNicatoridae (Nicators)
GenusNicator (Nicators)
SpeciesNicator gularis (Eastern Nicator)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Samburu National Reserve

1 Verified records at Samburu National Reserve

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The eastern nicator (Nicator gularis) is a species of songbird in the family Nicatoridae. It is found in Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It occurs south to around Mtunzini in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and is regularly reported from lowland areas north through to east Africa, including inland areas along the Zambezi River. This species was formerly called the "yellow-spotted nicator" although this is no longer the case, with that name now belonging solely to the central African western nicator. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve

Lamprotornis superbus

Plocepasser mahali

Dinemellia dinemelli

Dicrurus adsimilis

Plocepasser donaldsoni

60–70% · Likely

Passer gongonensis

50–60% · Likely

Calendulauda poecilosterna

Pycnonotus barbatus

Lanius dorsalis

Laniarius funebris

Cichladusa guttata

Anthreptes orientalis

40–50% · Likely

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Eastern Nicator at Samburu National Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal

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	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
2	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
3	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
4	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
5	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
6	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
7	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	10–20%
8	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
9	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
10	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5–10%
11	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5–10%
12	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	5–10%
13	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
14	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
15	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
16	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
17	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
18	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
19	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
20	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
21	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
22	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

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Eastern Nicator

Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve

Superb Starling

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

Fork-tailed Drongo

Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver

Parrot-billed Sparrow

Pink-breasted Lark

Common Bulbul

Teita Fiscal

Slate-colored Boubou

Spotted Morning-Thrush

Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found