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 Chitwan National Park
Brahminy Starling
Sturnia pagodarum
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Indian Pied Starling
Gracupica contra
Common Hill Myna
Gracula religiosa
Spot-winged Starling
Saroglossa spiloptera
Bank Myna
Acridotheres ginginianus
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda
Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
📅 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 Chitwan National Park?
About 39% of visitor-days record a Chestnut-tailed Starling sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 581 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-tailed Starling in Chitwan National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-tailed Starling in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.