Chestnut-tailed Starling
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Chestnut-tailed Starling

Sturnia malabarica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Bandipur National Park
42 Verified records at Bandipur National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The chestnut-tailed starling (Sturnia malabarica), also called grey-headed starling and grey-headed myna is a member of the starling family. It is a resident or partially migratory species found in wooded habitats in India and Southeast Asia. The species name is after the distribution of a former subspecies in the Malabar region. While the chestnut-tailed starling is a winter visitor to peninsular India, the closely related resident breeding population with a white head is now treated as a full species, the Malabar starling (Sturnia blythii). Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-tailed Starling sighting in Bandipur National Park, based on 42 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bandipur National Park

Brahminy Starling
LC

Brahminy Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sturnia pagodarum

20–30% · Possible
Malabar Starling
Endemic

Malabar Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sturnia blythii

5–10% · With luck
Jungle Myna
LC

Jungle Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres fuscus

40–50% · Likely
Southern Hill Myna
LC

Southern Hill Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula indica

5–10% · With luck
Rosy Starling
LC

Rosy Starling

Bird

Pastor roseus

<5% · Rare
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

60–70% · Likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

60–70% · Likely
Purple-rumped Sunbird
LC

Purple-rumped Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma zeylonica

50–60% · Likely
White-browed Wagtail
LC

White-browed Wagtail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Motacilla maderaspatensis

40–50% · Likely
Common Tailorbird
LC

Common Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sutorius

40–50% · Possible
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
2 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
3 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
20–30%
4 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
5 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
6 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
7 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
9 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
10 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
11 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
12 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
13 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
14 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
15 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
18 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
19 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
20 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
21 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
22 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
23 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
24 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-tailed Starling in Bandipur National Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-tailed Starling sighting in Bandipur National Park, based on 42 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Chestnut-tailed Starling in Bandipur National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-tailed Starling in Bandipur National Park in our monthly data.

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