Lamprotornis splendidus
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The splendid starling (Lamprotornis splendidus), also known as the splendid glossy-starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia — and is introduced in Belgium. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 3 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 4 | Birdworld | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Montecasino Bird Gardens | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Splendid Glossy-starling sighting in Abidjan on a given day, based on 48 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 13th most-seen of the 58 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and February
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Splendid Glossy-starling in Abidjan on a given day, against about 20% in June, August, October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Abidjan's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain a month against 260 mm in June.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Splendid Glossy-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.
4th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Splendid Glossy-starling sightings, Abidjan ranks 4th at about 30%. The best odds are in Accra (Ghana, about 40%), Lagos (Nigeria, about 40%) and Kampala (Uganda, about 30%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Splendid Glossy-starling that you can see in Abidjan (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Pied Crow (about 80%), Common Bulbul (about 80%) and Village Weaver (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Splendid Glossy-starling is recorded against all the birds logged in Abidjan (48 verified sightings), 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.
