Slender-billed Starling
Onychognathus tenuirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySturnidae (Starlings)
- GenusOnychognathus (Red-winged Starlings)
- SpeciesOnychognathus tenuirostris (Slender-billed Starling)
Closest Relatives at Bale Mountains National Park
Red-winged Starling
Onychognathus morio
White-billed Starling
Onychognathus albirostris
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Abyssinian Thrush
Turdus abyssinicus
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
Moorland Chat
Pinarochroa sordida
Tacazze Sunbird
Nectarinia tacazze
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Abyssinian Siskin
Serinus nigriceps
Abyssinian Catbird
Parophasma galinieri
Thekla Lark
Galerida theklae
📅 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 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 2 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Slender-billed Starling in Bale Mountains National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Slender-billed Starling sighting in Bale Mountains National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Slender-billed Starling in Bale Mountains National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Slender-billed Starling in Bale Mountains National Park in our monthly data.