Genus

Sturnia Starlings

Sturnia

4 species in our catalog · found in 26 parks

Species in this group

Sturnia pagodarum

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Sturnia malabarica

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Endemic

Sturnia blythii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sturnia sinensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sturnia Starlings

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 15 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~70%
	Brahminy Starling			~70%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			<5%
2	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 4	~70%
	Brahminy Starling			~60%
	Malabar Starling			~10%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
3	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 4	~60%
	Brahminy Starling			~30%
	Malabar Starling			~20%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~20%
4	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~50%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~50%
5	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 4	~50%
	Brahminy Starling			~40%
	Malabar Starling			~10%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
6	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~50%
	Brahminy Starling			~40%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
7	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~40%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~40%
8	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 4	~40%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~40%
	Brahminy Starling			<5%
9	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~40%
	Brahminy Starling			~40%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			<5%
10	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~40%
	Brahminy Starling			~30%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
11	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~30%
	Malabar Starling			~30%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
12	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~30%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~20%
	Brahminy Starling			~20%
13	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~30%
	Brahminy Starling			~10%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
14	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~20%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~20%
	Brahminy Starling			<5%
15	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1 of 4	~20%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~20%
16	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~20%
	Brahminy Starling			~20%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			<5%
17	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 4	~20%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~20%
	Brahminy Starling			~10%
18	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 4	~20%
	Brahminy Starling			~20%
19	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
20	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 4	~10%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
21	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 4	<5%
	Brahminy Starling			<5%
22	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 4	<5%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			<5%
23	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			<5%
24	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2 of 4	<5%
	White-shouldered Starling			<5%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			<5%
25	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 4	<5%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			<5%
26	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 4	<5%
	White-shouldered Starling			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Savar	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 4	~60%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~60%
2	Asansol	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~60%
	Brahminy Starling			~40%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~40%
3	Solapur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~60%
	Brahminy Starling			~60%
4	Chattogram	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 4	~60%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~60%
5	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 4	~50%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~50%
6	Jamshedpur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~40%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~30%
	Brahminy Starling			~10%
7	Jaipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~40%
	Brahminy Starling			~40%
8	Indore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~40%
	Brahminy Starling			~40%
9	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~40%
	Brahminy Starling			~30%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
10	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~30%
	Brahminy Starling			~30%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			<5%
11	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 4	~30%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~30%
	White-shouldered Starling			<5%
12	Gwalior	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~30%
	Brahminy Starling			~30%
13	Nashik	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~30%
	Brahminy Starling			~30%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			<5%
14	Kota	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~30%
	Brahminy Starling			~30%
15	Bareilly	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~30%
	Brahminy Starling			~30%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
16	Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~30%
	Brahminy Starling			~30%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
17	Xiuying District	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~30%
	White-shouldered Starling			~30%
18	Raipur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~30%
	Brahminy Starling			~30%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			<5%
19	Durg	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~30%
	Brahminy Starling			~20%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
20	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~30%
	Brahminy Starling			~20%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
21	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	3 of 4	~30%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~20%
	Malabar Starling			~10%
	Brahminy Starling			<5%
22	Jodhpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Brahminy Starling			~20%
23	Hajipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Brahminy Starling			~20%
24	Tamluk	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~20%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~20%
	Brahminy Starling			~10%
25	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~20%
	Brahminy Starling			~20%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
26	Bhubaneshwar	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~20%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~20%
	Brahminy Starling			~10%
27	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~20%
28	Islamabad	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 4	~20%
	Brahminy Starling			~20%
29	Berhampore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~20%
30	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~20%
	Brahminy Starling			~10%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
31	Rajkot	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Brahminy Starling			~20%
32	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~20%
	Brahminy Starling			~20%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			<5%
33	Tainan	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 4	~20%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~20%
	White-shouldered Starling			<5%
34	Aligarh	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Brahminy Starling			~20%
35	Jammu	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Brahminy Starling			~20%
36	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~20%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~20%
	Brahminy Starling			<5%
37	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	3 of 4	~20%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
	Brahminy Starling			<5%
	Malabar Starling			<5%
38	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 4	~20%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
	Brahminy Starling			<5%
39	Ho Chi Minh City	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2 of 4	~20%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
	White-shouldered Starling			~10%
40	Phnom Penh	🇰🇭 Cambodia	2 of 4	~10%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
	White-shouldered Starling			<5%
41	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Brahminy Starling			~10%
42	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~10%
	Brahminy Starling			~10%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
43	Patna	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~10%
	Brahminy Starling			~10%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
44	Vijayawada	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~10%
	Brahminy Starling			~10%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
45	Pune	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~10%
	Brahminy Starling			~10%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			<5%
46	Xiamen City	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~10%
	White-shouldered Starling			~10%
47	Quanzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~10%
	White-shouldered Starling			~10%
48	Varanasi	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~10%
	Brahminy Starling			~10%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			<5%
49	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 4	~10%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
	White-shouldered Starling			<5%
50	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~10%
	Brahminy Starling			~10%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			<5%
51	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Brahminy Starling			~10%
52	Salem	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Brahminy Starling			~10%
53	Kalyan-Dombivli	🇮🇳 India	3 of 4	~10%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
	Brahminy Starling			<5%
	Malabar Starling			<5%
54	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~10%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
	Malabar Starling			<5%
55	Tiruchirappalli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Brahminy Starling			~10%
56	Ranchi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
57	Meerut	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Brahminy Starling			~10%
58	Đà Nẵng	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 4	~10%
	White-shouldered Starling			~10%
59	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	3 of 4	~10%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
	Brahminy Starling			<5%
	Malabar Starling			<5%
60	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~10%
	Chestnut-tailed Starling			~10%
	Brahminy Starling			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
3	Walsrode World Bird Park	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
4	Nehru Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
5	Chester Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
6	Singapore Zoo	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
7	Wilhelma	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
8	Bird Paradise	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
9	Green World Ecological Farm	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity
10	Rainforest Wild Asia	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
11	Santillana Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
12	Selwo Marina	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
13	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
14	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
15	Volière	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity

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Sturnia Starlings

Species in this group

Brahminy Starling

Chestnut-tailed Starling

Malabar Starling

White-shouldered Starling

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Sturnia Starlings

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found