Long-tailed Glossy Starling

Where to see

Long-tailed Glossy Starling

Lamprotornis caudatus

Niokolo-Koba National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~90%
2 Mole National Park 🇬🇭 Ghana
~50%
3 Saloum Delta National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~40%
4 Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary 🇸🇳 Senegal
~30%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Long-tailed Glossy Starling?

Niokolo-Koba National Park

In Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal, about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Glossy Starling sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Long-tailed Glossy Starling?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are September and December–February in Niokolo-Koba National Park (about 90%) and May in Mole National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Long-tailed Glossy Starling on a given day. Each park's Long-tailed Glossy Starling page has the full month-by-month chart.