Malabar Starling
Sturnia blythii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySturnidae (Starlings)
- GenusSturnia (Sturnia Starlings)
- SpeciesSturnia blythii (Malabar Starling)
Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Sturnia malabarica
Brahminy Starling
Sturnia pagodarum
Southern Hill Myna
Gracula indica
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
White-bellied Treepie
Dendrocitta leucogastra
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus horsfieldii
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Orange Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
Dicaeum concolor
Jungle Babbler
Turdoides striata
Indian Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus horsfieldii
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Malabar Starling in Periyar National Park?
About 29% of visitor-days record a Malabar Starling sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 272 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Malabar Starling in Periyar National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Malabar Starling in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.