Chestnut-tailed Starling
Sturnia malabarica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySturnidae (Starlings)
- GenusSturnia (Sturnia Starlings)
- SpeciesSturnia malabarica (Chestnut-tailed Starling)
Closest Relatives at Bandipur National Park
Brahminy Starling
Sturnia pagodarum
Malabar Starling
Sturnia blythii
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Southern Hill Myna
Gracula indica
Rosy Starling
Pastor roseus
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 15 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 16 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 18 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 19 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-tailed Starling in Bandipur National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Chestnut-tailed Starling sighting in Bandipur National Park, based on 42 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-tailed Starling in Bandipur National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-tailed Starling in Bandipur National Park in our monthly data.