Starlings (Sturnidae)
Purple Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis purpureus) - HBW 14, p. 751
French: Choucador pourpré
German: Purpurglanzstar
Spanish: Estornino Purpúreo
Taxonomy: Turdus purpureus Statius Müller, 1776, Juida = Benin.
Populations from Cameroon E to W Kenya often separated as race amethystinus (described from S Sudan), supposedly somewhat bluer above and slightly longer-tailed than those in W of range; further study required. Treated as monotypic.
Distribution: Senegambia, Guinea-Bissau, S Mali and N Guinea E (mainly in savanna belt) to S Chad, N Central African Republic, S Sudan, Uganda and W Kenya.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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looking around Locality Marakissa, Western Division, The Gambia (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 3 January 2012 2 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 51 sec 4.6 -
perching on a branch Locality Marakissa, Western Division, The Gambia (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 3 January 2012 3 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 27 sec 4.6 -
A bird on a trunk Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 13 August 2007 3 years ago 16 sec 4.2 -
A bird in a branch Locality Fathala Forest, Sine Saloum Delta, Fatick Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 1 January 2009 2 years ago 27 sec 4 -
Adult in a tree Locality Benin (ssp purpureus)
Alain Fossé 29 January 2010 1 year ago 57 sec 3.8 -
A bird on the ground, looking around and foraging Locality Birdworld, Farnham, Surrey, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 April 2007 3 years ago 29 sec 3.4
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These starlings are truly sociable and very noisy: you can find them all around Senegal.
Locality Wassadou, Tambacounda Region, Senegal
Liki Fumei 20 January 2006 2 years ago 3.5 -
Escaped bird, in the center of the city of Ibiza, march 2006.
Locality Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain
Juan José Bazán Hiraldo 3 March 2006 1 year ago 3.4 -
Adult perched
Locality La Ferme aux Crocodiles, Pierrelatte, Drôme, Rhône-Alpes, France
Georges Olioso 19 February 2008 2 years ago 3.4 -
Adult bird perching.
Locality Birdworld, Farnham, Surrey, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 25 April 2009 15 weeks ago 3.2
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