Rüppell's Glossy-starling
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Rüppell's Glossy-starling

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Lake Nakuru National Park
428 Verified records at Lake Nakuru National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Rüppell's starling (Lamprotornis purpuroptera), also known as Rueppell's glossy-starling or Rueppell's long-tailed starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in the African countries of Burundi, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Rüppell's Glossy-starling sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 428 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park

Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

70–80% · Very likely
Greater Blue-eared Starling
LC

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

60–70% · Likely
Hildebrandt's Starling
LC

Hildebrandt's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis hildebrandti

<5% · Rare
Wattled Starling
LC

Wattled Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Creatophora cinerea

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

Red-winged Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus morio

5–10% · With luck
Violet-backed Starling
LC

Violet-backed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

<5% · Rare
Slender-billed Starling
LC

Slender-billed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus tenuirostris

<5% · Rare
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
LC

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus bengalus

60–70% · Likely
Northern Anteater-Chat
LC

Northern Anteater-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmecocichla aethiops

60–70% · Likely
Grey-backed Fiscal
LC

Grey-backed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius excubitoroides

50–60% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

50–60% · Likely
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
30–40
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 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
80–90%
2 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
70–80%
3 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
4 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
5 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
7 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
8 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
9 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
30–40%
10 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
11 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
12 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
13 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
14 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
16 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
18 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
19 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
20 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
21 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
22 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
23 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
24 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
25 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
26 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rüppell's Glossy-starling in Lake Nakuru National Park?

About 47% of wildlife watchers report a Rüppell's Glossy-starling sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 428 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rüppell's Glossy-starling in Lake Nakuru National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Rüppell's Glossy-starling in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.

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