Saroglossa spiloptera
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In 3 days ~10%
The spot-winged starling (Saroglossa spilopterus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It breeds in northern India and western Nepal; it winters in Northeast India, north-eastern Bangladesh and Myanmar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. This species was first bred in the UK by Mrs K.M. Scamell in 1969. A detailed account of the breeding can be found in the January/February 1970 edition of Foreign Birds, the journal of the Foreign Bird League.
It eats insects and fruit. It also feeds on nectar from Erythrina, Bombax, and Grevillea trees. Image at ADW Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-winged Starling sighting in Chitwan National Park on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 241st most-seen of the 367 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-winged Starling in Chitwan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to February, the lowest months. That is one of Chitwan National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 660 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spot-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.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Spot-winged Starling sightings, Chitwan National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kaziranga National Park (India, under 5%).
Same family: Sturnidae
The closest relatives of the Spot-winged Starling that you can see in Chitwan National Park (family Sturnidae, Starlings) are Jungle Myna (about 50%), Indian Pied Starling (about 50%) and Chestnut-tailed Starling (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spot-winged Starling is recorded against all the birds logged in Chitwan National Park (35 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.
