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Purple Starling
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Purple Starling
Lamprotornis purpureus
The purple starling (Lamprotornis purpureus), also known as the purple glossy starling, is a member of the starling family of birds.
From the article Purple starling on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The adults of these stocky 22–23 cm long birds have a metallic purple head and body, and glossy green wings. They have a short tail and a yellow eye. The sexes are similar, but juveniles are much duller, with grey underparts and a brown iris.
Range & habitat
It is a resident breeder in tropical Africa from Senegal and north Zaire east to Sudan and west Kenya. This common passerine is typically found in open woodland and cultivation.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
This is a gregarious and noisy bird, with typical starling squeaks and chattering.
Breeding. The purple starling builds a nest in a hole. The normal clutch is two eggs.
Feeding. Like most starlings, the purple starling is omnivorous, eating fruit and insects.
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
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Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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Every page naming Lamprotornis purpureus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 14927.