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 |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Splendid Glossy-starling sighting in Lagos on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 11th most-seen of the 72 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Splendid Glossy-starling in Lagos on a given day, against about 30% in February, May, July and October, the lowest months. That is one of Lagos's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain against 250 mm in September. June, August–September and November have too few records to rate.
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.
Among the best
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Splendid Glossy-starling sightings, Lagos ranks 2nd at about 40%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Accra (Ghana, about 40%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Splendid Glossy-starling that you can see in Lagos (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Pied Crow (about 60%), Common Bulbul (about 50%) and African Thrush (about 40%), 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 Lagos (31 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.
