Kenrick's Starling
Poeoptera kenricki
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySturnidae (Starlings)
- GenusPoeoptera (Poeoptera Starlings)
- SpeciesPoeoptera kenricki (Kenrick's Starling)
Kenrick's starling (Poeoptera kenricki) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Kenrick's Starling sighting in Arusha National Park, based on 97 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Arusha National Park
Abbott's Starling
Poeoptera femoralis
Waller's Starling
Onychognathus walleri
Red-winged Starling
Onychognathus morio
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Wattled Starling
Creatophora cinerea
Hildebrandt's Starling
Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Ashy Starling
Lamprotornis unicolor
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Kenrick's Starling in Arusha National Park?
About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Kenrick's Starling sighting in Arusha National Park, based on 97 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Kenrick's Starling in Arusha National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Kenrick's Starling in Arusha National Park in our monthly data.