Purple-headed Starling
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Purple-headed Starling

Hylopsar purpureiceps

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Virunga National Park
87 Verified records at Virunga National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The purple-headed starling (Hylopsar purpureiceps), also known as the purple-headed glossy-starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-headed Starling sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 87 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

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

Waller's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus walleri

5–10% · With luck
Narrow-tailed Starling
LC

Narrow-tailed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poeoptera lugubris

5–10% · With luck
Slender-billed Starling
LC

Slender-billed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus tenuirostris

<5% · Rare
Stuhlmann's Starling
LC

Stuhlmann's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poeoptera stuhlmanni

<5% · Rare
Wattled Starling
LC

Wattled Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Creatophora cinerea

<5% · Rare
Violet-backed Starling
LC

Violet-backed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

<5% · Rare
Splendid Glossy-starling
LC

Splendid Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis splendidus

<5% · Rare
Greater Blue-eared Starling
LC

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

<5% · Rare
Chestnut-winged Starling
LC

Chestnut-winged Starling

Bird

Onychognathus fulgidus

<5% · Rare
Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling
LC

Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalcurus

<5% · Rare
Purple Glossy-Starling
LC

Purple Glossy-Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpureus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
2 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
3 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
4 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
6 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
7 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Purple-headed Starling in Virunga National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-headed Starling sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 87 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Purple-headed Starling in Virunga National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Purple-headed Starling in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.

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