Black-collared Starling
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Black-collared Starling

Gracupica nigricollis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Ba Be National Park
50 Verified records at Ba Be National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The black-collared starling (Gracupica nigricollis) is a species of starling with black and white plumage and a black collar. It is found in southern China and most of mainland Southeast Asia, and has been introduced to Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore. Its habitats include grassland, dry forest and human settlements. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as being of least concern. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-collared Starling sighting in Ba Be National Park, based on 50 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ba Be National Park

Chestnut-tailed Starling
LC

Chestnut-tailed Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sturnia malabarica

Insufficient data
White-shouldered Starling
LC

White-shouldered Starling

Bird

Sturnia sinensis

Insufficient data
Mountain Fulvetta
LC

Mountain Fulvetta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alcippe peracensis

60–70% · Likely
Large Niltava
LC

Large Niltava

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Niltava grandis

50–60% · Likely
Chestnut-vented Nuthatch
LC

Chestnut-vented Nuthatch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sitta nagaensis

50–60% · Likely
Green-backed Tit
LC Endemic

Green-backed Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus monticolus

50–60% · Likely
White-tailed Robin
LC Endemic

White-tailed Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myiomela leucura

50–60% · Likely
Mrs Gould's Sunbird
LC

Mrs Gould's Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga gouldiae

50–60% · Likely
Grey-bellied Tesia
LC

Grey-bellied Tesia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tesia cyaniventer

40–50% · Likely
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula hyperythra

40–50% · Likely
White-throated Fantail
LC

White-throated Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhipidura albicollis

40–50% · Possible
Ashy Drongo
LC

Ashy Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus leucophaeus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
2 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
3 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
4 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-collared Starling in Ba Be National Park?

About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Black-collared Starling sighting in Ba Be National Park, based on 50 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-collared Starling in Ba Be National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Black-collared Starling in Ba Be National Park in our monthly data.

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