Greater Blue-eared Starling

Where to see

Greater Blue-eared Starling

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

Lake Nakuru National Park leads · 18 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~60%
2 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~60%
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
4 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~50%
5 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~40%
6 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
7 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
8 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~30%
9 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~30%
10 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
12 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~20%
13 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~20%
14 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
15 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
16 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~20%
17 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
18 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Greater Blue-eared Starling?

Lake Nakuru National Park

In Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Blue-eared Starling sighting on a given day, the highest of the 18 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Greater Blue-eared Starling?

Akagera National Park and more

After Lake Nakuru National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Greater Blue-eared Starling are in Akagera National Park (Rwanda, about 60%), Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 50%) and Awash National Park (Ethiopia, about 50%).

When is the best time to see a Greater Blue-eared Starling?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are April in Lake Nakuru National Park (about 80%), April and June–July in Akagera National Park (about 70%) and October and November in Kruger National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Greater Blue-eared Starling on a given day. Each park's Greater Blue-eared Starling page has the full month-by-month chart.