Lesser blue-eared starling

The lesser blue-eared starling or lesser blue-eared glossy-starling (Lamprotornis chloropterus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

An immature bird in Ghana, moulting into adult plumage

Lesser blue-eared starling
L. c. chloropterus in Senegal
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Lamprotornis
Species:
L. chloropterus
Binomial name
Lamprotornis chloropterus
Swainson, 1838
Ranges of northern and southern race
     L. c. chloropterus
     L. c. elisabeth

References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Lamprotornis chloropterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T106005777A111181748. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T106005777A111181748.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.


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