Hylopsar purpureiceps
Silhouette: Rafael Maia · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The purple-headed starling (Hylopsar purpureiceps), also known as the purple-headed glossy-starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-headed Starling sighting in Semuliki National Park on a given day, based on 121 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 280 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and July
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-headed Starling in Semuliki National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April, September and November, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Purple-headed 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.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Purple-headed Starling sightings, Semuliki National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Purple-headed Starling is recorded against all the birds logged in Semuliki National Park (121 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.
