Agropsar sturninus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The Daurian starling (Agropsar sturninus), or purple-backed starling, is a species of bird in the starling family found in the eastern Palearctic from eastern Mongolia and southeastern Russia to North Korea and central China.
The Daurian starling was previously placed in the genus Sturnus. It was moved to the resurrected genus Agropsar based on the results of two molecular phylogenetic studies that were published in 2008. The Daurian starling is distinguished from other starling species by its dark mantle and crown and narrow wing bars.
The natural habitats of the Daurian starling are boreal forests and temperate forests. BirdLife International 2004. Sturnus sturninus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johor Bahru | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Bandung | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 7 | Beijing | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 8 | Wuhan | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 9 | Thiruvananthapuram | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Daurian Starling sighting in Johor Bahru on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 60 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.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Daurian Starling in Johor Bahru on a given day, against about 10% in January to September, the lowest months. That is one of Johor Bahru's wettest months, with about 280 mm of rain against 100 mm in February.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Daurian Starling sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Daurian Starling sightings, Johor Bahru has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia, about 10%) and Bandung (Indonesia, about 10%).
Same family: Sturnidae
The closest relatives of the Daurian Starling that you can see in Johor Bahru (family Sturnidae, Starlings) are Javan Myna (about 70%), Asian Glossy Starling (about 60%) and Indian Pied Starling (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Daurian Starling is recorded against all the birds logged in Johor Bahru (16 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.
