Bird
Purple Starling
Lamprotornis purpureus · Sturnidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsJan · Nov–Decmost records
Records16,707in 14 countries
Most seen inNigeria6,703 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Purple Starling in brief
The purple starling (Lamprotornis purpureus) is a bird of the Sturnidae family — species of bird.
Across the 14 countries we cover it has 16,707 published records, most of them from Nigeria, Gambia and Ghana. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, November and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Nigeria6,703 records · best Dec, Apr
Gambia4,556 records · best Nov, Jan
Ghana2,266 records · best Mar, Nov
Senegal1,789 records · best Jan, Feb
Benin379 records · best Mar, Feb
Burkina Faso248 records · best Nov, May
Guinea-Bissau202 records · best Feb, Jun
Cameroon162 records · best Mar, Apr
Togo116 records · best Mar, Nov
Guinea105 records · best Nov, Apr
Mali74 records · best Nov, Aug
Niger70 records · best Jan, Dec
Chad23 records · best Mar, Feb
South Sudan14 records · best Jul, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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