Where to see
Notopholia corrusca
iSimangaliso Wetland Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Black-bellied Starling during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
In iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-bellied Starling sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
uMkhuze Game Reserve and more
After iSimangaliso Wetland Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Black-bellied Starling are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 40%), Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 20%) and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (South Africa, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are December in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (about 60%), January and November in uMkhuze Game Reserve (about 50%) and October in Garden Route National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Black-bellied Starling on a given day. Each park's Black-bellied Starling page has the full month-by-month chart.
