Genus

Glossy Starlings and Allies

Lamprotornis

20 species in our catalog · found in 53 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilySturnidae (Starlings)
GenusLamprotornis (Glossy Starlings and Allies)

Species in this group

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

Lamprotornis superbus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Lamprotornis caudatus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Lamprotornis unicolor

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Lamprotornis mevesii

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Lamprotornis bicolor

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Lamprotornis nitens

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Lamprotornis australis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Lamprotornis purpureus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Lamprotornis hildebrandti

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Lamprotornis fischeri

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Lamprotornis chloropterus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lamprotornis regius

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lamprotornis chalcurus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lamprotornis splendidus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lamprotornis shelleyi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lamprotornis acuticaudus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lamprotornis albicapillus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lamprotornis pulcher

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~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	Daily sighting probability
1	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	7	>90%
	Superb Starling			~80%
	Ashy Starling			~80%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			~20%
	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%
	Long-tailed Glossy Starling			~90%
	Purple Glossy-Starling			~70%
	Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling			~20%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~10%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			~10%
	Chestnut-bellied Starling			Insufficient data
3	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	6	>90%
	Superb Starling			~90%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~30%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~20%
	Golden-breasted Starling			~20%
	Fischer's Starling			~10%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			Insufficient data
4	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~90%
	Superb Starling			~70%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~60%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~50%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			<5%
5	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	~90%
	Superb Starling			~70%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~50%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			~40%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~10%
	Ashy Starling			<5%
	Fischer's Starling			<5%
6	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	7	~90%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~60%
	Superb Starling			~50%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~30%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			~30%
	Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling			~10%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
	Purple Glossy-Starling			Insufficient data
7	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	4	~90%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			~70%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			~50%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~30%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~20%
8	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	~90%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~80%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~60%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			<5%
9	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	6	~90%
	Superb Starling			~80%
	Golden-breasted Starling			~30%
	Fischer's Starling			~20%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			<5%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			<5%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
10	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~90%
	Superb Starling			~60%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~60%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~30%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			~20%
11	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~90%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~80%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~20%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			~20%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			<5%
	Purple Glossy-Starling			<5%
12	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	8	~90%
	Superb Starling			~60%
	Fischer's Starling			~40%
	Golden-breasted Starling			~30%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			~30%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~10%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			<5%
	Shelley's Starling			Insufficient data
	Ashy Starling			Insufficient data
13	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4	~90%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			~80%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~40%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~10%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
14	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	7	~90%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~50%
	Superb Starling			~40%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~40%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			~10%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
	Golden-breasted Starling			Insufficient data
	White-crowned Starling			Insufficient data
15	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~90%
	Superb Starling			~70%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~20%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			~20%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~10%
16	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	3	~90%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			~80%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~20%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			~10%
17	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~80%
	Ashy Starling			~70%
	Superb Starling			~30%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~20%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			<5%
18	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	~80%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			~40%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~40%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~40%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			~10%
	Pied Starling			<5%
19	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~80%
	Pied Starling			~80%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
20	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~80%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~60%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			~40%
21	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	~80%
	Superb Starling			~70%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			~10%
	Fischer's Starling			~10%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			<5%
22	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~80%
	Superb Starling			~40%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~40%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			~30%
23	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	~80%
	Superb Starling			~60%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			~30%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			<5%
	Ashy Starling			<5%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Fischer's Starling			<5%
24	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	~70%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~70%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			~10%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			Insufficient data
	Meves's Glossy-starling			<5%
25	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	~70%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			~70%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
26	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3	~70%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			~70%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~20%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			<5%
27	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	8	~70%
	Superb Starling			~40%
	Fischer's Starling			~30%
	Golden-breasted Starling			~20%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~10%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			~10%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			<5%
	Shelley's Starling			<5%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			<5%
28	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~70%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~70%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
	Pied Starling			Insufficient data
29	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~70%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			~70%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
30	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~70%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~70%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			<5%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Purple Glossy-Starling			Insufficient data
	Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling			Insufficient data
31	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	7	~70%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~60%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			~10%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			<5%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Purple Glossy-Starling			<5%
	Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling			<5%
	Superb Starling			Insufficient data
32	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~70%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~60%
	Pied Starling			~30%
33	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~70%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~60%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			<5%
	Pied Starling			Insufficient data
34	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	7	~60%
	Superb Starling			~30%
	Fischer's Starling			~20%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			~20%
	Golden-breasted Starling			~10%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~10%
	Shelley's Starling			Insufficient data
	Ashy Starling			Insufficient data
35	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5	~60%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			~30%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~20%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~20%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			<5%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			<5%
36	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	6	~50%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~20%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			~20%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~20%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			~10%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
	Sharp-tailed Glossy-Starling			Insufficient data
37	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	~50%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~50%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
	Pied Starling			Insufficient data
38	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5	~40%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~30%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			~10%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			~10%
	Sharp-tailed Glossy-Starling			<5%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
39	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	~40%
	Superb Starling			~30%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			~20%
	Ashy Starling			Insufficient data
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			Insufficient data
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
	Fischer's Starling			Insufficient data
40	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~20%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			~20%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~10%
	Purple Glossy-Starling			<5%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
41	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~20%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~10%
	Superb Starling			~10%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			<5%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			Insufficient data
42	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~20%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			~20%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
	Purple Glossy-Starling			Insufficient data
43	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	6	~20%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~20%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			<5%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling			<5%
	Purple Glossy-Starling			Insufficient data
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
44	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~10%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
45	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~20%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~20%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			<5%
46	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~10%
	Superb Starling			~10%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			<5%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			<5%
	Ashy Starling			Insufficient data
47	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	~10%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~10%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
48	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~10%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~10%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
	Pied Starling			Insufficient data
49	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2	~10%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
50	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Pied Starling			Insufficient data
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			<5%
51	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
52	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Pied Starling			Insufficient data
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			Insufficient data
53	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	<5%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			Insufficient data