Bristle-crowned Starling
Onychognathus salvadorii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySturnidae (Starlings)
- GenusOnychognathus (Red-winged Starlings)
- SpeciesOnychognathus salvadorii (Bristle-crowned Starling)
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Red-winged Starling
Onychognathus morio
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Wattled Starling
Creatophora cinerea
Golden-breasted Starling
Lamprotornis regius
Fischer's Starling
Lamprotornis fischeri
Magpie Starling
Speculipastor bicolor
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Hildebrandt's Starling
Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
📅 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 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bristle-crowned Starling in Samburu National Reserve?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Bristle-crowned Starling sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bristle-crowned Starling in Samburu National Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Bristle-crowned Starling in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.