Lamprotornis caudatus
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >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.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Mole National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 3 | Saloum Delta National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 4 | Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary | 🇸🇳 Senegal |
| # | 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 |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Glossy Starling sighting in Saloum Delta National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 28th most-seen of the 70 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.
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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Long-tailed Glossy Starling sightings, Saloum Delta National Park ranks 3rd at about 40%. The best odds are in Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal, about 90%) and Mole National Park (Ghana, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Long-tailed Glossy Starling that you can see in Saloum Delta National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Common Bulbul (about 50%), Pied Crow (about 50%) and Yellow-crowned Gonolek (about 30%), 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 Saloum Delta National Park (13 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.
