Where to see
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uMkhuze Game Reserve leads · 11 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Red-shouldered Glossy-starling during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 6 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 11 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
uMkhuze Game Reserve
In uMkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Red-shouldered Glossy-starling sighting on a given day, the highest of the 11 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park and more
After uMkhuze Game Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Red-shouldered Glossy-starling are in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (South Africa, about 70%), Etosha National Park (Namibia, about 70%) and Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (South Africa, about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and October in uMkhuze Game Reserve (about 80%), April, June, October and December in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (about 80%) and September in Etosha National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red-shouldered Glossy-starling on a given day. Each park's Red-shouldered Glossy-starling page has the full month-by-month chart.
