Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySturnidae (Starlings)
- GenusLamprotornis (Glossy Starlings and Allies)
- SpeciesLamprotornis chalybaeus (Greater Blue-eared Starling)
Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve
Burchell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis australis
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Wattled Starling
Creatophora cinerea
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus africanus
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Arrow-marked Babbler
Turdoides jardineii
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Blue-eared Starling in Moremi Game Reserve?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Greater Blue-eared Starling sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 346 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Blue-eared Starling in Moremi Game Reserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Greater Blue-eared Starling in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.