Burchell's Glossy-starling
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Burchell's Glossy-starling

Lamprotornis australis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
11 Verified records at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Burchell's starling (Lamprotornis australis) or Burchell's glossy-starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. The monogamous and presumably sedentary species is native to dry and mesic woodlands and savannah of southern Africa. The name of this bird commemorates the English naturalist William John Burchell. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Burchell's Glossy-starling sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
LC

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis nitens

60–70% · Likely
Pied Starling
LC

Pied Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis bicolor

Insufficient data
Wattled Starling
LC

Wattled Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Creatophora cinerea

10–20% · With luck
Pale-winged Starling
LC

Pale-winged Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus nabouroup

<5% · Rare
European Starling
LC Endemic

European Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sturnus vulgaris

Insufficient data
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

80–90% · Very likely
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

70–80% · Very likely
Social Weaver
LC

Social Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Philetairus socius

60–70% · Likely
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
LC

Crimson-breasted Gonolek

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius atrococcineus

50–60% · Likely
Mariqua Flycatcher
LC

Mariqua Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bradornis mariquensis

50–60% · Likely
Scaly Weaver
LC

Scaly Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporopipes squamifrons

50–60% · Likely
Yellow Canary
LC

Yellow Canary

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra flaviventris

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
60–70%
2 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
3 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
4 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
5 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
6 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
8 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
9 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
10 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
11 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
12 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Burchell's Glossy-starling in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Burchell's Glossy-starling sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Burchell's Glossy-starling in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Burchell's Glossy-starling in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.

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