Burchell's Glossy-starling
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Burchell's Glossy-starling

Lamprotornis australis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Etosha National Park
150 Verified records at Etosha National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Burchell's starling (Lamprotornis australis) or Burchell's glossy-starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. The monogamous and presumably sedentary species is native to dry and mesic woodlands and savannah of southern Africa. The name of this bird commemorates the English naturalist William John Burchell. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Burchell's Glossy-starling sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 150 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
LC

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis nitens

60–70% · Likely
Greater Blue-eared Starling
LC

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

Insufficient data
Meves's Glossy-starling
LC

Meves's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis mevesii

<5% · Rare
Wattled Starling
LC

Wattled Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Creatophora cinerea

5–10% · With luck
Violet-backed Starling
LC

Violet-backed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

5–10% · Rare
Pale-winged Starling
LC

Pale-winged Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus nabouroup

<5% · Rare
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

80–90% · Very likely
African Red-eyed Bulbul
LC

African Red-eyed Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus nigricans

60–70% · Likely
Cape Crow
LC

Cape Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus capensis

40–50% · Likely
Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

40–50% · Likely
Mariqua Flycatcher
LC

Mariqua Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bradornis mariquensis

40–50% · Likely
Sabota Lark
LC

Sabota Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calendulauda sabota

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ 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 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
60–70%
2 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
3 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
4 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
5 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
6 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
8 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
9 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
10 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
11 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
12 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Burchell's Glossy-starling in Etosha National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Burchell's Glossy-starling sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 150 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Burchell's Glossy-starling in Etosha National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Burchell's Glossy-starling in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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