Malabar Starling

Malabar Starling

Sturnia blythii

0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Bandipur National Park

Closest Relatives at Bandipur National Park

Brahminy Starling
LC

Brahminy Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sturnia pagodarum

20–30% · Possible
Chestnut-tailed Starling
LC

Chestnut-tailed Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sturnia malabarica

20–30% · Possible
Jungle Myna
LC

Jungle Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres fuscus

40–50% · Likely
Southern Hill Myna
LC

Southern Hill Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula indica

0–10% · With luck
Rosy Starling
LC

Rosy Starling

Bird

Pastor roseus

<5% · Rare
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

60–70% · Likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

60–70% · Likely
Purple-rumped Sunbird
LC

Purple-rumped Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma zeylonica

50–60% · Likely
White-browed Wagtail
LC

White-browed Wagtail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Motacilla maderaspatensis

40–50% · Likely
Common Tailorbird
LC

Common Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sutorius

40–50% · Possible
Black Drongo
LC

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
2 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Malabar Starling in Bandipur National Park?

About 9% of visitor-days record a Malabar Starling sighting in Bandipur National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Malabar Starling in Bandipur National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Malabar Starling in Bandipur National Park in our monthly data.

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