Genus

Glossy Starlings and Allies

Lamprotornis

18 species in our catalog · found in 52 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilySturnidae (Starlings)
GenusLamprotornis (Glossy Starlings and Allies)

Species in this group

Lamprotornis superbus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Lamprotornis caudatus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Lamprotornis unicolor

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Lamprotornis mevesii

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Lamprotornis bicolor

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Lamprotornis nitens

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Lamprotornis australis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Lamprotornis purpureus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Lamprotornis fischeri

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Lamprotornis regius

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Lamprotornis hildebrandti

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Lamprotornis chloropterus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Lamprotornis chalcurus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lamprotornis splendidus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lamprotornis shelleyi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lamprotornis acuticaudus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Glossy Starlings and Allies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 146 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6 of 18	>90%
	Superb Starling			~90%
	Ashy Starling			~80%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			~20%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			<5%
	Fischer's Starling			<5%
2	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	5 of 18	>90%
	Long-tailed Glossy Starling			~90%
	Purple Glossy-Starling			~70%
	Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling			~20%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~10%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			~10%
3	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	7 of 18	>90%
	Superb Starling			~70%
	Fischer's Starling			~60%
	Golden-breasted Starling			~60%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			~10%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~10%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			<5%
	Shelley's Starling			<5%
4	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 18	>90%
	Superb Starling			~90%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~30%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~20%
	Golden-breasted Starling			~20%
	Fischer's Starling			~10%
5	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 18	~90%
	Superb Starling			~70%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~60%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~50%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			<5%
6	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	6 of 18	~90%
	Superb Starling			~70%
	Fischer's Starling			~40%
	Golden-breasted Starling			~30%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			~30%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~10%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~10%
7	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6 of 18	~90%
	Superb Starling			~70%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			~50%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~50%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Ashy Starling			<5%
	Fischer's Starling			<5%
8	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5 of 18	~90%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~60%
	Superb Starling			~40%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			~30%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~30%
	Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling			~10%
9	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	4 of 18	~90%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			~70%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			~50%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~30%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~10%
10	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3 of 18	~90%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~70%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~60%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			<5%
11	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	6 of 18	~90%
	Superb Starling			~80%
	Golden-breasted Starling			~30%
	Fischer's Starling			~20%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			<5%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			<5%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
12	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 18	~90%
	Superb Starling			~60%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~50%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~30%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			~20%
13	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5 of 18	~90%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~80%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~20%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			~20%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			<5%
	Purple Glossy-Starling			<5%
14	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 18	~90%
	Superb Starling			~60%
	Fischer's Starling			~40%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			~30%
	Golden-breasted Starling			~20%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~20%
15	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 18	~90%
	Ashy Starling			~70%
	Superb Starling			~40%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~20%
16	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3 of 18	~90%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			~80%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~40%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~10%
17	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	3 of 18	~80%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			~80%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~20%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			~10%
18	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 18	~80%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~50%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			~40%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~40%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			~10%
	Pied Starling			<5%
19	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	4 of 18	~80%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~50%
	Superb Starling			~40%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~40%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			~10%
20	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3 of 18	~80%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			~80%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~20%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			<5%
21	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 18	~80%
	Superb Starling			~60%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~20%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			~20%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~10%
22	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 18	~80%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~40%
	Superb Starling			~40%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			~40%
23	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 18	~80%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~60%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			~40%
24	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 18	~70%
	Superb Starling			~70%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			~10%
	Fischer's Starling			~10%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			<5%
25	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 18	~70%
	Pied Starling			~70%
26	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6 of 18	~70%
	Superb Starling			~60%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			~30%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			<5%
	Ashy Starling			<5%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Fischer's Starling			<5%
27	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 18	~70%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			~70%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
28	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 18	~70%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			~70%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
29	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 18	~70%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~70%
	Pied Starling			<5%
30	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 18	~70%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~70%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			<5%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
31	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 18	~70%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~70%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			~10%
32	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	6 of 18	~70%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~60%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			<5%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			<5%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Purple Glossy-Starling			<5%
	Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling			<5%
33	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 18	~70%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~70%
34	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 18	~70%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~60%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			<5%
35	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5 of 18	~60%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			~30%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~30%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~20%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			<5%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			<5%
36	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 18	~60%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~50%
	Pied Starling			~30%
37	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	4 of 18	~50%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~20%
	Burchell's Glossy-starling			~20%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~20%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			~10%
38	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 18	~50%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~50%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
39	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 18	~50%
	Pied Starling			~50%
40	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4 of 18	~40%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~30%
	Meves's Glossy-starling			~10%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			~10%
	Sharp-tailed Glossy-Starling			<5%
41	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 18	~40%
	Pied Starling			~40%
42	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 18	~40%
	Superb Starling			~30%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			~10%
43	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2 of 18	~30%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~30%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~10%
44	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 18	~20%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			~20%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			<5%
45	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 18	~20%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~20%
46	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 18	~20%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			~20%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~10%
	Purple Glossy-Starling			<5%
47	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 18	~10%
	Superb Starling			~10%
	Hildebrandt's Starling			<5%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			<5%
48	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 18	~10%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~10%
49	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 18	~10%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Superb Starling			<5%
50	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 18	<5%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
51	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 18	<5%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			<5%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			<5%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
52	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 18	<5%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Maiduguri	🇳🇬 Nigeria	3 of 18	~90%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~90%
	Long-tailed Glossy Starling			~50%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			~10%
2	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	6 of 18	~80%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			~40%
	Purple Glossy-Starling			~40%
	Long-tailed Glossy Starling			~30%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~10%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			<5%
	Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling			<5%
3	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	5 of 18	~70%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~50%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			~30%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Purple Glossy-Starling			<5%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			<5%
4	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 18	~50%
	Long-tailed Glossy Starling			~50%
5	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	6 of 18	~50%
	Long-tailed Glossy Starling			~40%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			~10%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
	Purple Glossy-Starling			<5%
	Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling			<5%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			<5%
6	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 18	~40%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~40%
	Pied Starling			<5%
7	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 18	~40%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~40%
	Pied Starling			<5%
8	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 18	~40%
	Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling			~20%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			~20%
9	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	2 of 18	~40%
	Long-tailed Glossy Starling			~30%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
10	Lagos	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 18	~40%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			~40%
11	Abidjan	🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire	1 of 18	~30%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			~30%
12	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	2 of 18	~30%
	Purple Glossy-Starling			~20%
	Long-tailed Glossy Starling			~10%
13	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 18	~30%
	Red-shouldered Glossy-starling			~30%
14	Bujumbura	🇧🇮 Burundi	1 of 18	~30%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~30%
15	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 18	~20%
	Rüppell's Glossy-starling			~20%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
16	Kumasi	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 18	~20%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			~20%
17	N'Djamena	🇹🇩 Chad	1 of 18	~20%
	Long-tailed Glossy Starling			~20%
18	Monrovia	🇱🇷 Liberia	1 of 18	~20%
	Splendid Glossy-starling			~20%
19	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 18	~10%
	Superb Starling			~10%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
20	Doha	🇶🇦 Qatar	1 of 18	~10%
	Long-tailed Glossy Starling			~10%
21	Addis Ababa	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 18	<5%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
22	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 18	<5%
	Greater Blue-eared Starling			<5%
23	Dubai	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 18	<5%
	Superb Starling			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
5	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Basel Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
7	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
8	Denver Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
10	Cleveland Metroparks Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Zoorasia	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
12	Aquarium of Genoa	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
13	Antwerp Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
14	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
15	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Walsrode World Bird Park	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
17	Parc des oiseaux	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
18	Zoo de Doué	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
19	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
20	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Al Ain Zoo	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	In captivity
22	Safaripark Beekse Bergen	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
23	Safari West	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
26	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
27	Kansas City Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
28	Badoca Safari Park	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
29	Sedgwick County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
30	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
31	Milwaukee County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
32	Los Angeles Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
33	Oakland Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
34	Dallas Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
35	Phoenix Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
36	Toledo Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
37	Detroit Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
38	Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
39	Cape May County Park & Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
40	Selwo Aventura	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
41	Louisville Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
42	Warsaw Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
43	Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
44	Saint Louis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
45	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
46	Woodland Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
47	Calgary Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
48	Temaikén	🇦🇷 Argentina	In captivity
49	Diergaarde Blijdorp	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
50	Moody Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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Glossy Starlings and Allies

Species in this group

Superb Starling

Long-tailed Glossy Starling

Ashy Starling

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

Meves's Glossy-starling

Pied Starling

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

Burchell's Glossy-starling

Purple Glossy-Starling

Greater Blue-eared Starling

Fischer's Starling

Golden-breasted Starling

Hildebrandt's Starling

Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling

Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling

Splendid Glossy-starling

Shelley's Starling

Sharp-tailed Glossy-Starling

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Glossy Starlings and Allies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found