Magpie Starling

Magpie Starling

Speculipastor bicolor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Samburu National Reserve

Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve

Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

70–80% · Very likely
Wattled Starling
LC

Wattled Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Creatophora cinerea

30–40% · Possible
Golden-breasted Starling
LC

Golden-breasted Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis regius

20–30% · Possible
Fischer's Starling
LC

Fischer's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis fischeri

20–30% · Possible
Bristle-crowned Starling
LC

Bristle-crowned Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus salvadorii

<5% · Rare
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

<5% · Rare
Hildebrandt's Starling
LC

Hildebrandt's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis hildebrandti

<5% · Rare
Greater Blue-eared Starling
LC

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

<5% · Rare
Red-winged Starling
LC

Red-winged Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus morio

<5% · Rare
Violet-backed Starling
LC

Violet-backed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Insufficient data
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

70–80% · Very likely
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dinemellia dinemelli

70–80% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
0–10
Nov
0–10
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 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
2 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Magpie Starling in Samburu National Reserve?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Magpie Starling sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 41 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Magpie Starling in Samburu National Reserve?

September has the highest sighting rate for Magpie Starling in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.

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