Lamprotornis splendidus
Silhouette: Rafael Maia · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Splendid Glossy-starling sighting in Murchison Falls National Park on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 250th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Splendid Glossy-starling in Murchison Falls National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–May and July–January, the lowest months. Those are among Murchison Falls National Park's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against 190 mm in October.
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.
4th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Splendid Glossy-starling sightings, Murchison Falls National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 20%), Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 20%) and Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Splendid Glossy-starling is recorded against all the birds logged in Murchison Falls National Park (33 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.
