Purple Glossy-Starling

Purple Glossy-Starling

Lamprotornis purpureus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Niokolo-Koba National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
70–80
Feb
60–70
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
50–60
Aug
60–70
Sep
70–80
Oct
40–50
Nov
60–70
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 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
60–70%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
3 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
4 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
5 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
6 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
7 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Purple Glossy-Starling in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

About 67% of visitor-days record a Purple Glossy-Starling sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 213 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Purple Glossy-Starling in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Purple Glossy-Starling in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.

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