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

Lamprotornis australis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kruger National Park
3,596 Verified records at Kruger National Park
October 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Burchell's Glossy-starling sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 3,596 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
LC

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis nitens

40–50% · Likely
Greater Blue-eared Starling
LC

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

40–50% · Likely
Meves's Glossy-starling
LC

Meves's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis mevesii

5–10% · With luck
Pied Starling
LC

Pied Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis bicolor

<5% · Rare
Violet-backed Starling
LC

Violet-backed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

20–30% · Possible
Wattled Starling
LC

Wattled Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Creatophora cinerea

10–20% · With luck
Red-winged Starling
LC

Red-winged Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus morio

10–20% · With luck
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

60–70% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

50–60% · Likely
Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

50–60% · Likely
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
LC

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus angolensis

40–50% · Likely
Magpie Shrike

Magpie Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Urolestes melanoleucus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
50–60
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 Kruger National Park?

About 44% of wildlife watchers report a Burchell's Glossy-starling sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 3,596 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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