Saroglossa spiloptera
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In 3 days <5%
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 Kathmandu on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 306th most-seen of the 312 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-winged Starling in Kathmandu on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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 2 cities where we can rate Spot-winged Starling sightings, Kathmandu ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Dehradun (India, under 5%).
Same family: Sturnidae
The closest relatives of the Spot-winged Starling that you can see in Kathmandu (family Sturnidae, Starlings) are Jungle Myna (about 60%) and Chestnut-tailed Starling (about 10%), 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 Kathmandu (5 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.
