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

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park
47 Verified records at Tsavo East National Park
June 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Rüppell's Glossy-starling sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park

Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

30–40% · Possible
Fischer's Starling
LC

Fischer's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis fischeri

20–30% · Possible
Golden-breasted Starling
LC

Golden-breasted Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis regius

20–30% · Possible
Greater Blue-eared Starling
LC

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

10–20% · With luck
Hildebrandt's Starling
LC

Hildebrandt's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis hildebrandti

5–10% · With luck
Shelley's Starling
LC

Shelley's Starling

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Lamprotornis shelleyi

<5% · Rare
Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling
LC

Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chloropterus

<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

10–20% · With luck
Violet-backed Starling
LC

Violet-backed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

<5% · Rare
Magpie Starling
LC

Magpie Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Speculipastor bicolor

<5% · Rare
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
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 Tsavo East National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Rüppell's Glossy-starling sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

June has the highest sighting rate for Rüppell's Glossy-starling in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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