Violet-backed Starling

Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park

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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	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
8	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
9	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
10	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
11	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
12	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
13	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
14	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
15	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	0–10%
16	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
17	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
18	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
19	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
20	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
21	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
22	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
23	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	0–10%
24	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
25	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
26	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
27	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
28	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
29	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
30	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
31	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
32	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
33	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
34	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
35	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
36	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
37	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
38	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Violet-backed Starling in Tsavo East National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Violet-backed Starling sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 60 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Violet-backed Starling in Tsavo East National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Violet-backed Starling in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.