Lamprotornis pulcher
Silhouette: Rafael Maia · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The chestnut-bellied starling (Lamprotornis pulcher) is a species of starling in the genus Lamprotornis in the family Sturnidae. This is a common resident in arid Sahelian acacia savanna, occurring in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Togo.
This is one of the rufous-bellied starlings, and the only one in most of its range. The pale eye differentiates it from Hildebrandt's starling and Shelley's starling, while the absence of a white breast band separates it from splendid starling. Predominantly glossy dark-green to blue, with a distinct dark (and not glossy) head and breast.
Birds of Africa South of Sahara, second edition; Ian Sinclair and Peter Ryan Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Maiduguri | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | |
| 2 | Ouagadougou | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-bellied Starling sighting in Ouagadougou on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 74th most-seen of the 86 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-bellied Starling in Ouagadougou on a given day, against under 5% in May and July, the lowest months. That is one of Ouagadougou's driest months, with almost no rain against 250 mm in August. February, August and November have too few records to rate.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Chestnut-bellied Starling sightings, Ouagadougou ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Maiduguri (Nigeria, about 50%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-bellied Starling is recorded against all the birds logged in Ouagadougou (9 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.
