Purple-headed Starling
Hylopsar purpureiceps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySturnidae (Starlings)
- GenusHylopsar (Copper-tailed and Purple-headed Starlings)
- SpeciesHylopsar purpureiceps (Purple-headed Starling)
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis chloropterus
Splendid Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis splendidus
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Wattled Starling
Creatophora cinerea
Purple Glossy-Starling
Lamprotornis purpureus
Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling
Lamprotornis chalcurus
Narrow-tailed Starling
Poeoptera lugubris
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Red-winged Starling
Onychognathus morio
Piapiac
Ptilostomus afer
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Purple-headed Starling at Murchison Falls National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |