Chestnut-bellied Starling

Lamprotornis pulcher (Müller, PLS, 1776)

67 gWeight

The chestnut-bellied starling (Lamprotornis pulcher) is a species of starling in the genus Lamprotornis in the family Sturnidae.

Busiest months: January–April · Most records: Senegal, Ghana, Cameroon

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Chestnut-bellied Starling has been recorded at 61 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 13 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Tono Dam & vicinityGhana84 records
Richard Toll – zone aéroportSenegal76 records
Waza NPCameroon44 records

More places

Parc Urbain Bangr-WeoogoBurkina Faso38 records
PN des Oiseaux du DjoudjSenegal27 records
Les Trois Marigots – Brousses de ToddéSenegal22 records
Amurum Forest ReserveNigeria14 records
Park PendjariBenin12 records
Rennajj (Rockwater) Fish FarmNigeria10 records
Les Trois Marigots – Digue de TillaSenegal10 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Senegal Ghana Cameroon Burkina Faso Nigeria Gambia Benin Mauritania

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The chestnut-bellied starling (Lamprotornis pulcher) is a species of starling in the genus Lamprotornis in the family Sturnidae. This is a common resident in arid Sahelian acacia savanna, occurring in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Togo.

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Questions

How big is the Chestnut-bellied Starling?

The Chestnut-bellied Starling weighs around 67 g.

Where does the Chestnut-bellied Starling live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Mauritania, Senegal and Gambia to Sudan, Eritrea and northern Ethiopia. It is most often recorded in Senegal, Ghana and Cameroon.