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)
The greater blue-eared starling or greater blue-eared glossy-starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus) is a bird that breeds from Senegal east to Ethiopia and south through eastern Africa to northeastern South Africa and Angola. It is a very common species of open woodland bird, and undertakes some seasonal migration. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Blue-eared Starling sighting in Selous Game Reserve, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Selous Game Reserve
Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis chloropterus
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Wattled Starling
Creatophora cinerea
Red-winged Starling
Onychognathus morio
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Purple-banded Sunbird
Cinnyris bifasciatus
African Golden-Weaver
Ploceus subaureus
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
📅 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 Selous Game Reserve?
About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Blue-eared Starling sighting in Selous Game Reserve, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Greater Blue-eared Starling in Selous Game Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Greater Blue-eared Starling in Selous Game Reserve in our monthly data.