Black-collared Starling
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Black-collared Starling

Gracupica nigricollis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Khao Yai National Park
56 Verified records at Khao Yai National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The black-collared starling (Gracupica nigricollis) is a species of starling with black and white plumage and a black collar. It is found in southern China and most of mainland Southeast Asia, and has been introduced to Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore. Its habitats include grassland, dry forest and human settlements. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as being of least concern. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-collared Starling sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Yai National Park

Indian Pied Starling
LC

Indian Pied Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gracupica contra

5–10% · With luck
Common Hill Myna
LC

Common Hill Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula religiosa

30–40% · Possible
White-vented Myna
LC

White-vented Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres grandis

20–30% · Possible
Golden-crested Myna
LC

Golden-crested Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ampeliceps coronatus

5–10% · Rare
Chestnut-tailed Starling
LC

Chestnut-tailed Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sturnia malabarica

<5% · Rare
Asian Fairy-bluebird
LC

Asian Fairy-bluebird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Irena puella

50–60% · Likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-browed Warbler
LC

Yellow-browed Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus inornatus

40–50% · Likely
Ashy Woodswallow
LC

Ashy Woodswallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Artamus fuscus

40–50% · Likely
Gray-eyed Bulbul
LC

Gray-eyed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Iole propinqua

40–50% · Likely
Puff-throated Bulbul
LC

Puff-throated Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus pallidus

40–50% · Likely
Ashy Drongo
LC

Ashy Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus leucophaeus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
2 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
3 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
4 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-collared Starling in Khao Yai National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Black-collared Starling sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-collared Starling in Khao Yai National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Black-collared Starling in Khao Yai National Park in our monthly data.

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