Notopholia corrusca
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The black-bellied starling (Notopholia corusca) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae, originally described by zoologist Alexander von Nordmann in 1835. It is found in Eswatini, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.
Their iris color changes by mood or behavior due to fluctuations in blood flow rates. Black-bellied (glossy) starling – Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Dar es-Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Mombasa | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Zanzibar City | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-bellied Starling sighting in Dar es-Salaam on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 61st most-seen of the 138 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, April, June and August–October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-bellied Starling in Dar es-Salaam on a given day, against about 10% in February–March, May, July and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-bellied 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.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Black-bellied Starling sightings, Dar es-Salaam ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Durban (South Africa, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-bellied Starling is recorded against all the birds logged in Dar es-Salaam (22 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.
