Greater blue-eared starling
| Greater blue-eared starling | |
|---|---|
| Adult birds in the Kruger and Chobe National Parks in southern Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Lamprotornis |
| Species: | L. chalybaeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lamprotornis chalybaeus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828 | |
resident range dry season visitor | |
The greater blue-eared starling or greater blue-eared glossy-starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus) is a bird that breeds from Senegal east to Ethiopia and south through eastern Africa to northeastern South Africa and Angola. It is a very common species of open woodland bird, and undertakes some seasonal migration.
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