Hylopsar purpureiceps
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The purple-headed starling (Hylopsar purpureiceps), also known as the purple-headed glossy-starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-headed Starling sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 724 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 366 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-headed Starling in Kibale National Park on a given day, against about 30% in December and January, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Purple-headed 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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Purple-headed Starling sightings, Kibale National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 30%) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, under 5%).
Same family: Sturnidae
The closest relatives of the Purple-headed Starling that you can see in Kibale National Park (family Sturnidae, Starlings) are Violet-backed Starling (about 20%), Splendid Glossy-starling (about 20%) and Rüppell's Glossy-starling (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Purple-headed Starling is recorded against all the birds logged in Kibale National Park (724 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
