
Cape Glossy Starling
The Cape starling, red-shouldered glossy-starling or Cape glossy starling (Lamprotornis nitens) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.
Informações sobre a espécie
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 4,495 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
KwaZulu-Natal and beyond
Provinces where Cape Glossy Starling is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
4,491 records, iNaturalist
Parques onde os anfitriões registram: Cape Glossy Starling
Hospedagens que retribuem
Por todo o Cabo Setentrional
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South Africa's vast inland heart: silence, stars, and wide horizons
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Quando e onde encontrar: Cape Glossy Starling
Os anfitriões registraram esta espécie (Cape Glossy Starling) em hospedagens dentro ou ao lado de Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park and Mokala National Park.
Melhores horários do dia
- As primeiras horas depois do nascer do sol, e o fim da tarde. As aves cantam e se alimentam mais nas horas frescas.
- Meio-dia. Mais silencioso, sobretudo no calor do verão.
Formas de observar
Dirija por conta própria
Seu próprio veículo e seu próprio ritmo, nas estradas do parque.
Onde os anfitriões registram
Lista Vermelha da IUCN
Least Concern
Espécie
Lamprotornis nitens
Registros
4,491
Observações no iNaturalist
Cada reserva no Spekboom apoia a conservação.
Perguntas que os viajantes fazem
Um registro significa que um anfitrião avistou esta espécie (Cape Glossy Starling) na propriedade ou nas proximidades. Nunca é garantia de avistamento.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Cape Glossy Starling in Northern Cape?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Cape Glossy Starling at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park, Mokala National Park, Augrabies Falls National Park and Namaqua National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Cape Glossy Starling in South Africa?
The Cape Glossy Starling is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (23% of records), Mpumalanga (18% of records), Gauteng (16% of records), based on 4,491 iNaturalist observations. 17 places to stay on Spekboom in Northern Cape have recorded the Cape Glossy Starling on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Cape Glossy Starling?
The Cape Glossy Starling is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Mokala National Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Augrabies Falls National Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Namaqua National Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the conservation status of the Cape Glossy Starling?
The Cape Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis nitens) is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
What is the Cape Glossy Starling?
The Cape starling, red-shouldered glossy-starling or Cape glossy starling (Lamprotornis nitens) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in southern Africa, where it lives in woodlands, bushveld and in suburbs.

























