Lamprotornis caudatus
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In 3 days >90%
The long-tailed glossy starling (Lamprotornis caudatus) is a member of the starling family of birds. It is a resident breeder in tropical Africa from Senegal east to Sudan. This common passerine is typically found in open woodland and cultivation. The long-tailed glossy starling builds a nest in a hole. The normal clutch is two to four eggs.
This ubiquitous bird is gregarious and noisy, with a harsh grating call. The adults of these 54 cm (21 in) long birds have metallic green upperparts, violet underparts and a 34 cm (13 in) long purple tail. The face is black with a yellow eye. The sexes are similar, but juveniles are duller, with a brownish tone to the plumage.
Like most starlings, the long-tailed glossy starling is an omnivore, eating fruit and insects. Barlow, Clive; Wacher, Tim (1997). Birds of The Gambia and Senegal. Illustrated by Tony Disley. Pica. ISBN 978-1-873403-32-7. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maiduguri | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | |
| 2 | Ouagadougou | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia | |
| 4 | Dakar | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 5 | Accra | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 6 | N'Djamena | 🇹🇩 Chad | |
| 7 | Abuja | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | |
| 8 | Doha | 🇶🇦 Qatar |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pairi Daiza | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 2 | ZooParc de Beauval | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Al Ain Zoo | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | |
| 4 | Berlin Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Lisbon Zoo | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 6 | Öland Zoo and Amusement Park | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 7 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 8 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 9 | African Village | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | |
| 10 | Paphos Zoo | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | |
| 11 | Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 12 | Santillana Zoo | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Central Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Vogelpark Heiligenkirchen | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 16 | Edward Youde Aviary | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | |
| 17 | Taichung Aquarium | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 18 | Aquarium Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Very likely
About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Glossy Starling sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park on a given day, based on 526 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 215 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and December–February
In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Glossy Starling in Niokolo-Koba National Park on a given day, against about 60% in August, the lowest month. 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 Long-tailed Glossy Starling sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Niokolo-Koba National Park, in our data
Niokolo-Koba National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Long-tailed Glossy Starling sightings: about 90% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Lamprotornis
The closest relatives of the Long-tailed Glossy Starling that you can see in Niokolo-Koba National Park (genus Lamprotornis, Glossy Starlings and Allies) are Purple Glossy-Starling (about 70%), Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling (about 20%) 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 Long-tailed Glossy Starling is recorded against all the birds logged in Niokolo-Koba National Park (526 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.
