Lamprotornis chalcurus
Silhouette: Rafael Maia · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia | |
| 2 | Accra | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park on a given day, based on 92 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 87th most-seen of the 215 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling in Niokolo-Koba National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April, September and November, the lowest months. Those are among Niokolo-Koba National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 300 mm in August. May–July and October have too few records to rate.
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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling sightings, Niokolo-Koba National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda, about 10%) and Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda, under 5%).
Same genus: Lamprotornis
The closest relatives of the Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling that you can see in Niokolo-Koba National Park (genus Lamprotornis, Glossy Starlings and Allies) are Long-tailed Glossy Starling (about 90%), Purple Glossy-Starling (about 70%) and Greater Blue-eared Starling (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling is recorded against all the birds logged in Niokolo-Koba National Park (92 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.
