Fischer's Starling (Lamprotornis fischeri)
About the Fischer's Starling
Fischer's starling (Lamprotornis fischeri) is a bird which is an uncommon resident breeder from southern Ethiopia and Somalia to eastern Kenya and Tanzania. It is found in dry open acacia thornbush. The English and scientific names commemorate the 19th century German explorer of East Africa Gustav Fischer. The adult of this 18 cm (7.1 in) long, 51 g (1.8 oz) starling has mainly dully ash-grey plumage except for a white lower chest, belly and undertail. It has a white iris and dark bill. The sexes are alike, but the juvenile has browner plumage, a brown iris and a dull yellow lower mandible. There are no subspecies. This species has a number of calls, but the most familiar is a wheezing cree-wee-creewoo. There is also a loud whistle and a metallic song.
No audio on this page yet
We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 5 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Kenya, Tanzania in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regiusrecording
- Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.