Meves's Glossy-starling

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

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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	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	70–80%
2	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	60–70%
3	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	60–70%
4	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	50–60%
5	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
6	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
7	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
9	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%

Quick answers

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

About 5% of visitor-days record a Meves's Glossy-starling sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 436 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

January has the highest sighting rate for Meves's Glossy-starling in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.