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, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
| Lesser blue-eared starling | |
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| L. c. chloropterus in Senegal | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Lamprotornis |
| Species: | L. chloropterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lamprotornis chloropterus Swainson, 1838 | |
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| Ranges of northern and southern race L. c. chloropterus L. c. elisabeth | |
An immature bird in Ghana, moulting into adult plumage
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Lamprotornis chloropterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- Lesser blue-eared glossy-starling - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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