Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling
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Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling

Lamprotornis chloropterus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Virunga National Park
2 Verified records at Virunga National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The lesser blue-eared starling or lesser blue-eared glossy-starling (Lamprotornis chloropterus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

10–20% · With luck
Splendid Glossy-starling
LC

Splendid Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis splendidus

<5% · Rare
Greater Blue-eared Starling
LC

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

<5% · Rare
Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling
LC

Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalcurus

<5% · Rare
Purple Glossy-Starling
LC

Purple Glossy-Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpureus

Insufficient data
Waller's Starling
LC

Waller's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus walleri

5–10% · With luck
Narrow-tailed Starling
LC

Narrow-tailed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poeoptera lugubris

5–10% · With luck
Slender-billed Starling
LC

Slender-billed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus tenuirostris

<5% · Rare
Stuhlmann's Starling
LC

Stuhlmann's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poeoptera stuhlmanni

<5% · Rare
Wattled Starling
LC

Wattled Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Creatophora cinerea

<5% · Rare
Violet-backed Starling
LC

Violet-backed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

<5% · Rare
Purple-headed Starling
LC

Purple-headed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hylopsar purpureiceps

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling at Virunga National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
2 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
3 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
4 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
5 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
5–10%
6 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
5–10%
7 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
8 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
9 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
10 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
11 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
13 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
14 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
15 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
16 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
17 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
18 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
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