Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-Starling

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

The Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-Starling is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling is very similar to this species, but the blue of the belly does not extend forward of the legs in that bird. The Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling has a range of musical or grating calls, but the most familiar is a nasal squee-ar. Behaviour - Breeding The Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling nests in holes in trees, either natural or excavated by woodpeckers or barbets. More

The Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling (Lamprotornis chloropterus) is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Lamprotornis chloropterus. More

Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus = Saly, Senegal - Feb 18, 2004 More

This is probably a Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling but there is a similar, larger, bird: the Greater Blue-eared Starling.More photos... More

Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling Lamprotornis chloropterus = * Home Expand Log in Menu item Register Menu item Log out Menu item Change login details Menu item Why register? Expand UK & Ireland Menu item Birding sites More

The Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-Starling (Lamprotornis chloropterus) lives in savanna woodlands of West and Southern Africa, as well as parts of East Africa. It is a cooperative breeder that is not as closely related to the Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling as long suspected. Photo by Dustin Rubenstein, Kenya that it’s not the amount of rainfall that really matters, but rather whether the rainfall pattern is predictable in advance. More

Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling Lamprotornis chloropterus . More

Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus = Described by: Swainson (1838) Alternate common name(s): Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling, Swainson's Green-tailed Glossy-starling, Swainson's Glossy-starling, Green-tailed Glossy-starling, Southern Blue-eared Glossy-starling, Southern Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs Saly, Senegal - Feb 18, 2004 More

Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-Starling - Lamprotornis chloropterus Choucador de Swainson = Choucador de Swainson Le guide ornitho : Les 848 espèces d'Europe en 4000 dessins Gallery : © Alain Fossé Site web : Digimages naturalistes Order : Passériformes Family : Sturnidae Species : Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-Starling Reference: alfo2314 Other pictures Copy forbidden without prior authorization. More