Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySturnidae (Starlings)
- GenusLamprotornis (Glossy Starlings and Allies)
- SpeciesLamprotornis purpuroptera (Rüppell's Glossy-starling)
Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Hildebrandt's Starling
Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Fischer's Starling
Lamprotornis fischeri
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Wattled Starling
Creatophora cinerea
Red-winged Starling
Onychognathus morio
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucopareia
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
📅 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 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 16 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 18 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 19 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 20 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 21 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rüppell's Glossy-starling in Amboseli National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Rüppell's Glossy-starling sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rüppell's Glossy-starling in Amboseli National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Rüppell's Glossy-starling in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.