Narrow-tailed Starling

Poeoptera lugubris Bonaparte, 1854

39 gWeight

The narrow-tailed starling (Poeoptera lugubris) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.

Most records: Uganda, Ghana, Congo - Kinshasa

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Uganda, Ghana, Congo - Kinshasa

Narrow-tailed Starling has been recorded at 57 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 11 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – BuhomaUganda196 records
Rumangabo ICCN Camp & Mikeno Lodge and trailsCongo - Kinshasa182 records
Kibale NPUganda157 records

More places

Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Waterfall WalkUganda119 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Entrance RoadUganda97 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – 'The Neck'Uganda88 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Buhoma TrackUganda69 records
Bobiri Butterfly SanctuaryGhana44 records
Atewa Range – upland forest & ridgeGhana34 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – RuhijaUganda29 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Uganda Ghana Congo - Kinshasa Cameroon Côte d’Ivoire Gabon Congo - Brazzaville Equatorial Guinea

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 narrow-tailed starling (Poeoptera lugubris) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is sparsely present across the African tropical rainforest.

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Questions

How big is the Narrow-tailed Starling?

The Narrow-tailed Starling weighs around 39 g.

Where does the Narrow-tailed Starling live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Sierra Leone and Liberia east to western Uganda, eastern, central DR Congo and northern Angola. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Ghana and Congo - Kinshasa.