Violet-backed Starling

Closest Relatives at Selous Game Reserve

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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	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	20–30%
2	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
3	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
4	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
5	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
6	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
7	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	10–20%
8	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
9	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
10	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
11	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
12	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
13	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
14	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
15	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
16	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
17	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
18	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5–10%
19	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
20	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	5–10%
21	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
22	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5–10%
23	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
24	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
25	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
26	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	5–10%
27	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5–10%
28	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5–10%
29	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	5–10%
30	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
31	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
32	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
33	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
34	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
35	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
36	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
37	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
38	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
39	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
40	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
41	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
42	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
43	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
44	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
45	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
46	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
47	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
48	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data