Chestnut-tailed Starling
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Chestnut-tailed Starling

Sturnia malabarica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Satpura National Park
26 Verified records at Satpura National Park
May 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-tailed Starling sighting in Satpura National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Satpura National Park

Brahminy Starling
LC

Brahminy Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sturnia pagodarum

20–30% · Possible
Indian Pied Starling
LC

Indian Pied Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gracupica contra

10–20% · With luck
Rosy Starling
LC

Rosy Starling

Bird

Pastor roseus

<5% · Rare
Bank Myna
LC

Bank Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres ginginianus

Insufficient data
Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

60–70% · Likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

60–70% · Likely
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

50–60% · Likely
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

40–50% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

40–50% · Likely
White-bellied Drongo
LC Endemic

White-bellied Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus caerulescens

40–50% · Likely
Purple Sunbird
LC

Purple Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cinnyris asiaticus

40–50% · Possible
Common Tailorbird
LC

Common Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sutorius

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
20–30
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
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 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 Satpura National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-tailed Starling sighting in Satpura National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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