Shelley's Starling
Lamprotornis shelleyi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySturnidae (Starlings)
- GenusLamprotornis (Glossy Starlings and Allies)
- SpeciesLamprotornis shelleyi (Shelley's Starling)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Fischer's Starling
Lamprotornis fischeri
Golden-breasted Starling
Lamprotornis regius
Hildebrandt's Starling
Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Ashy Starling
Lamprotornis unicolor
Wattled Starling
Creatophora cinerea
Red-winged Starling
Onychognathus morio
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Waller's Starling
Onychognathus walleri
Kenrick's Starling
Poeoptera kenricki
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Shelley's Starling at Tsavo West National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |