Spotless Starling
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Spotless Starling

Sturnus unicolor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Pyrénées National Park
1,066 Verified records at Pyrénées National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) is a passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae. It is closely related to the common starling (S. vulgaris), but has a much more restricted range, confined to the Iberian Peninsula, Northwest Africa, southernmost France, and the islands of Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia. It is largely non-migratory. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Spotless Starling sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 1,066 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Pyrénées National Park

European Starling
LC Endemic

European Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sturnus vulgaris

10–20% · With luck
Chaffinch
LC

Chaffinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla coelebs

70–80% · Very likely
Eurasian Blackbird
LC Endemic

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

60–70% · Likely
European Robin
LC

European Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erithacus rubecula

60–70% · Likely
Great Tit
LC Endemic

Great Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parus major

60–70% · Likely
Carrion Crow
LC

Carrion Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corone

50–60% · Likely
Blue Tit
LC

Blue Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanistes caeruleus

40–50% · Likely
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

40–50% · Likely
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

40–50% · Likely
Blackcap
LC

Blackcap

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia atricapilla

40–50% · Likely
Coal Tit
LC Endemic

Coal Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Periparus ater

40–50% · Likely
Common Chiffchaff
LC

Common Chiffchaff

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus collybita

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
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 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
60–70%
2 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
60–70%
3 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
50–60%
4 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
40–50%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
6 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
7 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
8 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spotless Starling in Pyrénées National Park?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Spotless Starling sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 1,066 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Spotless Starling in Pyrénées National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Spotless Starling in Pyrénées National Park in our monthly data.

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