bird · Passeriformes · Sturnidae

Pied Starling

Lamprotornis bicolor (Gmelin, 1789) — also called African Pied Starling, APST. Occurrence records of the Pied Starling are shared on GBIF from around 105 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Rietvlei Nature Reserve (4 531 records), in 8 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernSturnidae

105reserves with records

15 922records around them

8provinces

LCIUCN category

Pied Starling (Lamprotornis bicolor) — Photo: Lip Kee from Singapore, Republic of Singapore · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	4 531
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	1 490
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	943
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	737
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	618
Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park	FS Free State	599
Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	500
West Coast National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	477
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	471
Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area	FS Free State	440
Marais DamNature reserve	GP Gauteng	330
West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	313
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	301
Verloren Valei Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	270
Ingula Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	253
Darling Renosterveld ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	250
De Mond Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	217
Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserve	GP Gauteng	215
Karoo National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	201
Greater Lakenvlei Protected EnvironmentProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	135
Middelpunt Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	135
Lutzville Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	114
Himeville Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	107
Klipriviersberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	103
Wildlife Paws SOSWildlife sanctuary	MP Mpumalanga	99
!Khwa ttu Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	97
Nyosi Wildlife ReservePrivate game reserve	EC Eastern Cape	85
Tienie Versfeld Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	80
Tienie Versveld Wildflower ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	74
Postberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	68
Cango WildlifeNature reserve	WC Western Cape	66
Ramskop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	64
Vrolijkheid Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	64
CederbergProtected area	WC Western Cape	64
Avani Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	62
Sterkfontein Dam Nature ReserveProtected area	FS Free State	60
Bolt's FarmProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	58
Mzimkulwana Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	57
Diepsloot NatuurreservaatNature reserve	GP Gauteng	54
Agulhas National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	54
Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature ReserveGame reserve	WC Western Cape	54
Karkloof Conservation CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	53
Koeberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	48
Boosmansbos Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	45
Somabula Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	44
Kwandwe Private Game ReserveGame reserve	EC Eastern Cape	39
Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	39
Wolhuterskop Game and Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	FS Free State	39
Ntsikeni Nature ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	36
Paternoster MiddenProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	35
Alice Glockner Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	29
Oorlogskloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	27
Ceres Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	25
Witzieshoek NaturellereserweNature reserve	FS Free State	25
Seekoeivlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	25
Amakhala Game ReserveGame reserve	EC Eastern Cape	23
Drie Kuilen Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	20
Coleford Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	20
Lourie Dam Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	20
Schoonspruit NatuurreservaatNature reserve	NW North West	20

and 45 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 41 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 16 reserves
Free State: 13 reserves
Eastern Cape: 13 reserves
Gauteng: 12 reserves
Mpumalanga: 7 reserves
Northern Cape: 2 reserves
North West: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Scientific name: Lamprotornis bicolor
GBIF taxon: 6100943
Wikidata: Q3180337

More of the Sturnidae family

Red-winged Starling Cape Starling Common Starling Common Myna Black-bellied Starling Violet-backed Starling Burchell's Starling Wattled Starling Greater Blue-eared Starling Pale-winged Starling Meves's Starling

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.