Where to see
Lamprotornis mevesii
Liwonde National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Meves's Glossy-starling during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 2 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 7 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Liwonde National Park
In Liwonde National Park, Malawi, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Meves's Glossy-starling sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Gonarezhou National Park and more
After Liwonde National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Meves's Glossy-starling are in Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 80%), South Luangwa National Park (Zambia, about 80%) and Mana Pools National Park (Zimbabwe, about 70%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January and November in Liwonde National Park (about 90%), July to October in Gonarezhou National Park (about 80%) and August and December in South Luangwa National Park (about 90%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Meves's Glossy-starling on a given day. Each park's Meves's Glossy-starling page has the full month-by-month chart.
