Rüppell's Glossy-starling

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Splendid Glossy-starling
LC

Splendid Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis splendidus

<5% · Rare
Greater Blue-eared Starling
LC

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

Insufficient data
Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling
LC

Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalcurus

Insufficient data
Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling
LC

Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chloropterus

Insufficient data
Purple Glossy-Starling
LC

Purple Glossy-Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpureus

Insufficient data
Waller's Starling
LC

Waller's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus walleri

20–30% · Possible
Narrow-tailed Starling
LC

Narrow-tailed Starling

Bird

Poeoptera lugubris

10–20% · With luck
Stuhlmann's Starling
LC

Stuhlmann's Starling

Bird

Poeoptera stuhlmanni

10–20% · With luck
Slender-billed Starling
LC

Slender-billed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus tenuirostris

0–10% · With luck
Purple-headed Starling
LC

Purple-headed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hylopsar purpureiceps

0–10% · Rare
Chestnut-winged Starling
LC

Chestnut-winged Starling

Bird

Onychognathus fulgidus

<5% · Rare
Violet-backed Starling
LC

Violet-backed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
70–80%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
4 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
5 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
6 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
7 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
8 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
9 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
10 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
11 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
13 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
15 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
16 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
17 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
18 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
19 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
20 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
21 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rüppell's Glossy-starling in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Rüppell's Glossy-starling sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Rüppell's Glossy-starling in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Rüppell's Glossy-starling in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.

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