Violet-backed Starling

Where to see

Violet-backed Starling

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

uMkhuze Game Reserve leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
2 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~30%
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
4 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~20%
5 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
6 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
7 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
8 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~20%
9 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
10 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Violet-backed Starling?

uMkhuze Game Reserve

In uMkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Violet-backed Starling sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Violet-backed Starling?

Akagera National Park and more

After uMkhuze Game Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Violet-backed Starling are in Akagera National Park (Rwanda, about 30%), Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 20%) and Kafue National Park (Zambia, about 20%).

When is the best time to see a Violet-backed Starling?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are November and December in uMkhuze Game Reserve (about 80%), January, April–May and July–August in Akagera National Park (about 40%) and November to January in Kruger National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Violet-backed Starling on a given day. Each park's Violet-backed Starling page has the full month-by-month chart.