Black-collared Starling
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Black-collared Starling

Gracupica nigricollis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Cat Tien National Park
18 Verified records at Cat Tien National Park
September 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-collared Starling sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cat Tien National Park

Golden-crested Myna
LC

Golden-crested Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ampeliceps coronatus

20–30% · Possible
Common Hill Myna
LC

Common Hill Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula religiosa

Insufficient data
White-vented Myna
LC

White-vented Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres grandis

<5% · Rare
Chestnut-tailed Starling
LC

Chestnut-tailed Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sturnia malabarica

<5% · Rare
White-shouldered Starling
LC

White-shouldered Starling

Bird

Sturnia sinensis

<5% · Rare
White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

70–80% · Very likely
Ashy Drongo
LC

Ashy Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus leucophaeus

70–80% · Likely
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

60–70% · Likely
🐦 No photo available
LC

Ayeyarwady Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus blanfordi

60–70% · Likely
Stripe-throated Bulbul
LC

Stripe-throated Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus finlaysoni

60–70% · Likely
Bronzed Drongo
LC Endemic

Bronzed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus aeneus

50–60% · Likely
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Cat Tien National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Black-collared Starling sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-collared Starling in Cat Tien National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Black-collared Starling in Cat Tien National Park in our monthly data.

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