Where to see
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Golden Gate Highlands National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Pied Starling during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden Gate Highlands National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Golden Gate Highlands National Park
In Golden Gate Highlands National Park, South Africa, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Starling sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
West Coast National Park and more
After Golden Gate Highlands National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Pied Starling are in West Coast National Park (South Africa, about 50%), De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa, about 40%) and Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January and November in Golden Gate Highlands National Park (about 80%), June and October in West Coast National Park (about 70%) and October in De Hoop Nature Reserve (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Pied Starling on a given day. Each park's Pied Starling page has the full month-by-month chart.
