Onychognathus fulgidus
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The chestnut-winged starling (Onychognathus fulgidus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is widespread throughout the African tropical rainforest. Wikipedia →
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Ghana · 2022
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-winged Starling sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 260th most-seen of the 400 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-winged Starling in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–October and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-winged Starling sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Chestnut-winged Starling sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Kibale National Park (Uganda, under 5%).
Same genus: Onychognathus
The closest relatives of the Chestnut-winged Starling that you can see in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (genus Onychognathus, Red-winged Starlings) are Waller's Starling (about 20%) and Slender-billed Starling (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-winged Starling is recorded against all the birds logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (34 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
