Splendid starling
The splendid starling (Lamprotornis splendidus), also known as the splendid glossy-starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.
| Splendid starling | |
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| At Kakum National Park, Ghana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Lamprotornis |
| Species: | L. splendidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lamprotornis splendidus (Vieillot, 1822) | |
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Range
It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia — and is introduced in Belgium.[2]
Gallery
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A pair in Cameroon
Eggs of L. splendidus – MHNT
References
- BirdLife International (2018). "Lamprotornis splendidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22710716A132089823. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22710716A132089823.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- GBIF Splendid starling
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