Lamprotornis chalcurus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The bronze-tailed starling or bronze-tailed glossy-starling (Lamprotornis chalcurus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is native to the Sudan and adjacent areas. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia | |
| 2 | Accra | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling sighting in Accra on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 110th most-seen of the 162 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, October and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling in Accra on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling sightings, Accra ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Serrekunda (Gambia, under 5%).
Same genus: Lamprotornis
The closest relatives of the Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling that you can see in Accra (genus Lamprotornis, Glossy Starlings and Allies) are Splendid Glossy-starling (about 40%), Purple Glossy-Starling (about 40%) and Long-tailed Glossy Starling (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling is recorded against all the birds logged in Accra (27 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.
