Aplonis mysolensis
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The Moluccan starling (Aplonis mysolensis) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Moluccan Starling sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 201 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 78th most-seen of the 200 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Moluccan Starling in Raja Ampat on a given day, against under 5% in February and April, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Moluccan 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.
Only Raja Ampat, in our data
Raja Ampat is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Moluccan Starling sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Aplonis
The closest relatives of the Moluccan Starling that you can see in Raja Ampat (genus Aplonis, Pacific Starlings) are Singing Starling (about 20%) and Metallic Starling (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Moluccan Starling is recorded against all the birds logged in Raja Ampat (201 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.
