Malabar Starling
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Malabar Starling

Sturnia blythii

Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Eravikulam National Park
2 Verified records at Eravikulam National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Malabar starling (Sturnia blythii) is a species of starling found in southwestern India. It was previously considered a subspecies of the chestnut-tailed starling. They nest in tree holes 3-15 mm above the ground. Nestlings eat insects, lepidopteran larvae, beetles, small vertebrates, and nectar. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Eravikulam National Park

Chestnut-tailed Starling
LC

Chestnut-tailed Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sturnia malabarica

Insufficient data
Jungle Myna
LC

Jungle Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres fuscus

50–60% · Likely
Southern Hill Myna
LC

Southern Hill Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula indica

30–40% · Possible
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

80–90% · Very likely
Indian White-eye
LC Endemic

Indian White-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zosterops palpebrosus

50–60% · Likely
Indian Scimitar-Babbler
LC Endemic

Indian Scimitar-Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

50–60% · Likely
Greenish Warbler
LC

Greenish Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus trochiloides

50–60% · Likely
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Nilgiri Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum concolor

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

40–50% · Likely
Nilgiri Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Nilgiri Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias albicaudatus

40–50% · Likely
Square-tailed Bulbul
LC Endemic

Square-tailed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes ganeesa

40–50% · Likely
Crimson-backed Sunbird
LC Endemic

Crimson-backed Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma minima

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Malabar Starling at Eravikulam National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 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 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
2 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
5 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
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