Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling

Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling

Lamprotornis chalcurus

Silhouette: Rafael Maia · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Serrekunda

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

34 Verified sightings at Serrekunda
139 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling

The bronze-tailed starling or bronze-tailed glossy-starling (Lamprotornis chalcurus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is native to the Sudan and adjacent areas. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Duet1:00

Gambia · 2022

© Joost van Bruggen · XC896694 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:30

Ghana · 2024

© Albert Vrielink · XC944618 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:27

Burkina Faso · 2017

© Étienne Leroy · XC378467 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~20%
2 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Serrekunda 🇬🇲 Gambia
<5%
2 Accra 🇬🇭 Ghana
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling in Serrekunda?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling sighting in Serrekunda on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 133rd most-seen of the 213 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling in Serrekunda?

November

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling in Serrekunda on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months. That is one of Serrekunda's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 290 mm in August.

What time of day is best to see a Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Serrekunda the best place to see a Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling?

Yes

Of the 2 cities where we can rate Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling sightings, Serrekunda has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Accra (Ghana, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling live in Serrekunda?

Same genus: Lamprotornis

The closest relatives of the Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling that you can see in Serrekunda (genus Lamprotornis, Glossy Starlings and Allies) are Long-tailed Glossy Starling (about 40%) and Splendid Glossy-starling (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling is recorded against all the birds logged in Serrekunda (34 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.

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