Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

Lamprotornis nitens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Hwange National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-shouldered Glossy-starling in Hwange National Park?

About 24% of visitor-days record a Red-shouldered Glossy-starling sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 112 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Red-shouldered Glossy-starling in Hwange National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Red-shouldered Glossy-starling in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.

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