Genus

Glossy Starlings and Allies

Lamprotornis

19 species in our catalog · found in 43 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Lamprotornis superbus

80–90% · Very likely

Lamprotornis caudatus

80–90% · Very likely

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

80–90% · Very likely

Lamprotornis unicolor

70–80% · Very likely

Lamprotornis mevesii

70–80% · Very likely

Lamprotornis nitens

60–70% · Likely

Lamprotornis australis

60–70% · Likely

Lamprotornis purpureus

60–70% · Likely

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

60–70% · Likely

Lamprotornis fischeri

30–40% · Possible

Lamprotornis hildebrandti

30–40% · Possible

Lamprotornis chloropterus

30–40% · Possible

Lamprotornis regius

20–30% · Possible

Lamprotornis bicolor

20–30% · Possible

Lamprotornis chalcurus

20–30% · Possible

Lamprotornis splendidus

20–30% · Possible

Lamprotornis shelleyi

<5% · Rare

Lamprotornis acuticaudus

<5% · Rare

Lamprotornis pulcher

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

40–50

Jan

40–50

Feb

40–50

Mar

50–60

Apr

50–60

May

50–60

Jun

50–60

Jul

40–50

Aug

40–50

Sep

50–60

Oct

50–60

Nov

40–50

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Glossy Starlings and Allies

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	7	90–100%
	Superb Starling			80–90%
	Ashy Starling			70–80%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			20–30%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			<5%
	Fischer's Starling			<5%
	Golden-breasted Starling			Insufficient data
2	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	6	90–100%
	Long-tailed Glossy Starling			80–90%
	Purple Glossy-Starling			60–70%
	Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling			20–30%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			10–20%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			0–10%
	Chestnut-bellied Starling			Insufficient data
3	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	6	90–100%
	Superb Starling			80–90%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			30–40%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			20–30%
	Golden-breasted Starling			20–30%
	Fischer's Starling			0–10%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			Insufficient data
4	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	90–100%
	Superb Starling			70–80%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			60–70%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			40–50%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			<5%
5	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	7	90–100%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			60–70%
	Superb Starling			40–50%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			30–40%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			30–40%
	Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling			10–20%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
	Purple Glossy-Starling			Insufficient data
6	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	4	90–100%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			60–70%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			50–60%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			20–30%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			10–20%
7	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	90–100%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			70–80%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			50–60%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			<5%
8	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	6	80–90%
	Superb Starling			70–80%
	Golden-breasted Starling			20–30%
	Fischer's Starling			20–30%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			<5%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			<5%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
9	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	80–90%
	Superb Starling			50–60%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			50–60%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			20–30%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			20–30%
10	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	80–90%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			80–90%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			20–30%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			10–20%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			<5%
	Purple Glossy-Starling			<5%
11	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	8	80–90%
	Superb Starling			60–70%
	Fischer's Starling			30–40%
	Golden-breasted Starling			20–30%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			20–30%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			10–20%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			<5%
	Shelley's Starling			Insufficient data
	Ashy Starling			Insufficient data
12	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	80–90%
	Superb Starling			70–80%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			20–30%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			20–30%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			0–10%
13	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	80–90%
	Ashy Starling			60–70%
	Superb Starling			30–40%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			10–20%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			<5%
14	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	80–90%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			40–50%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			40–50%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			40–50%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			0–10%
	Pied Starling			<5%
15	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	70–80%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			60–70%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			30–40%
16	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	70–80%
	Superb Starling			60–70%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			10–20%
	Fischer's Starling			10–20%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			<5%
17	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	70–80%
	Superb Starling			50–60%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			30–40%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			<5%
	Ashy Starling			<5%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Fischer's Starling			<5%
18	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	70–80%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			60–70%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			10–20%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			Insufficient data
	Meves's Glossy-starling			<5%
19	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	70–80%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			70–80%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
20	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3	70–80%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			60–70%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			10–20%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			<5%
21	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	8	70–80%
	Superb Starling			30–40%
	Fischer's Starling			20–30%
	Golden-breasted Starling			20–30%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			10–20%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			0–10%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			<5%
	Shelley's Starling			<5%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			<5%
22	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	60–70%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			60–70%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
	Pied Starling			Insufficient data
23	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	60–70%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			60–70%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
24	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	60–70%
	Superb Starling			40–50%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			20–30%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			20–30%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			0–10%
	Ashy Starling			<5%
	Fischer's Starling			<5%
25	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	60–70%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			60–70%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			<5%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Purple Glossy-Starling			Insufficient data
	Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling			Insufficient data
26	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	7	60–70%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			60–70%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			0–10%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			<5%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Purple Glossy-Starling			<5%
	Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling			<5%
	Superb Starling			Insufficient data
27	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	60–70%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			50–60%
	Pied Starling			20–30%
28	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	60–70%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			60–70%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			<5%
	Pied Starling			Insufficient data
29	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	7	60–70%
	Superb Starling			20–30%
	Fischer's Starling			10–20%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			10–20%
	Golden-breasted Starling			10–20%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			0–10%
	Shelley's Starling			Insufficient data
	Ashy Starling			Insufficient data
30	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	6	50–60%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			20–30%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			10–20%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			10–20%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			10–20%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
	Sharp-tailed Glossy-Starling			Insufficient data
31	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	50–60%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			50–60%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
	Pied Starling			Insufficient data
32	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5	40–50%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			20–30%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			10–20%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			0–10%
	Sharp-tailed Glossy-Starling			<5%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
33	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	40–50%
	Superb Starling			20–30%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			10–20%
	Ashy Starling			Insufficient data
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			Insufficient data
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
	Fischer's Starling			Insufficient data
34	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	20–30%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			10–20%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			0–10%
	Purple Glossy-Starling			<5%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
35	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	20–30%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			20–30%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
	Purple Glossy-Starling			Insufficient data
36	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	10–20%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			10–20%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			<5%
37	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	10–20%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			0–10%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
38	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	10–20%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			10–20%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
	Pied Starling			Insufficient data
39	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2	0–10%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
40	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	6	<5%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			<5%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			<5%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			Insufficient data
	Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling			Insufficient data
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
	Purple Glossy-Starling			Insufficient data
41	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			<5%
	Pied Starling			Insufficient data
42	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Pied Starling			Insufficient data
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
43	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	<5%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			Insufficient data

Glossy Starlings and Allies

Species in this group

Superb Starling

Long-tailed Glossy Starling

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

Ashy Starling

Meves's Glossy-starling

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

Burchell's Glossy-starling

Purple Glossy-Starling

Greater Blue-eared Starling

Fischer's Starling

Hildebrandt's Starling

Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling

Golden-breasted Starling

Pied Starling

Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling

Splendid Glossy-starling

Shelley's Starling

Sharp-tailed Glossy-Starling

Chestnut-bellied Starling

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Glossy Starlings and Allies

Parks Ranked