European Starling

Where to see

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Hortobágy National Park leads · 38 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a European Starling during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~80%
2 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~70%
3 Egmont National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~70%
4 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~60%
5 West Coast National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~60%
6 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~60%
7 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~60%
8 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~60%
9 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~60%
10 De Hoop Nature Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
11 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
~40%
12 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
~40%
13 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~40%
14 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
15 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~40%
16 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~40%
17 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
18 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~30%
19 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
20 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
21 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~20%
22 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~20%
23 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
24 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
25 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a European Starling?

Hortobágy National Park

In Hortobágy National Park, Hungary, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a European Starling sighting on a given day, the highest of the 38 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a European Starling?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are June–October and December–January in Hortobágy National Park (about 80%), March and June in Kiskunság National Park (about 90%) and March–April, June and August–December in Egmont National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a European Starling on a given day. Each park's European Starling page has the full month-by-month chart.