Burchell's Glossy-starling

Burchell's Glossy-starling

Lamprotornis australis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Etosha National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
0–10
Mar
<5
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
0–10
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 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
60–70%
2 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
3 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
4 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
5 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
6 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
8 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
9 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
10 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
11 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Burchell's Glossy-starling in Etosha National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Burchell's Glossy-starling sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 150 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Burchell's Glossy-starling in Etosha National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Burchell's Glossy-starling in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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