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 Keoladeo National Park
Brahminy Starling
Sturnia pagodarum
Indian Pied Starling
Gracupica contra
Bank Myna
Acridotheres ginginianus
Rosy Starling
Pastor roseus
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Jungle Babbler
Turdoides striata
White-eared Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucotis
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
Ashy Prinia
Prinia socialis
📅 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 Keoladeo National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Chestnut-tailed Starling sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-tailed Starling in Keoladeo National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-tailed Starling in Keoladeo National Park in our monthly data.