Purple-headed Starling

Purple-headed Starling

Hylopsar purpureiceps

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Kibale National Park

Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park

Violet-backed Starling
LC

Violet-backed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

10–20% · Possible
Splendid Glossy-starling
LC

Splendid Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis splendidus

10–20% · Possible
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

0–10% · With luck
Narrow-tailed Starling
LC

Narrow-tailed Starling

Bird

Poeoptera lugubris

<5% · Rare
Waller's Starling
LC

Waller's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus walleri

<5% · Rare
Chestnut-winged Starling
LC

Chestnut-winged Starling

Bird

Onychognathus fulgidus

<5% · Rare
Stuhlmann's Starling
LC

Stuhlmann's Starling

Bird

Poeoptera stuhlmanni

<5% · Rare
Purple Glossy-Starling
LC

Purple Glossy-Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpureus

<5% · Rare
Greater Blue-eared Starling
LC

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

<5% · Rare
Slender-billed Starling
LC

Slender-billed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus tenuirostris

<5% · Rare
Wattled Starling
LC

Wattled Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Creatophora cinerea

Insufficient data
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
2 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
3 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Purple-headed Starling in Kibale National Park?

About 37% of visitor-days record a Purple-headed Starling sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 720 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Purple-headed Starling in Kibale National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Purple-headed Starling in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.

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