Brahminy Starling
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Brahminy Starling

Sturnia pagodarum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Yala National Park
154 Verified records at Yala National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The brahminy starling or brahminy myna (Sturnia pagodarum) is a member of the starling family of birds. It is usually seen in pairs or small flocks in open habitats on the plains of the Indian subcontinent. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Brahminy Starling sighting in Yala National Park, based on 154 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Yala National Park

Rosy Starling
LC

Rosy Starling

Bird

Pastor roseus

10–20% · With luck
Southern Hill Myna
LC

Southern Hill Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula indica

<5% · Rare
Ceylon Myna
NT

Ceylon Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula ptilogenys

Insufficient data
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-billed Babbler

Yellow-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides affinis

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

50–60% · Likely
White-browed Fantail
LC

White-browed Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhipidura aureola

50–60% · Likely
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

40–50% · Likely
Purple-rumped Sunbird
LC

Purple-rumped Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma zeylonica

40–50% · Likely
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
LC

Indian Paradise-Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Terpsiphone paradisi

40–50% · Likely
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

40–50% · Likely
White-browed Bulbul
LC Endemic

White-browed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus luteolus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
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 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
2 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
3 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
4 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
5 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
6 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
7 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
8 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
9 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
10 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
11 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
12 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
13 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
16 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
17 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
18 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brahminy Starling in Yala National Park?

About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Brahminy Starling sighting in Yala National Park, based on 154 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brahminy Starling in Yala National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Brahminy Starling in Yala National Park in our monthly data.

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