Starlings (Sturnidae)
Rüppell's Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis purpuroptera) - HBW 14, p. 746
French: Choucador de Rüppell
German: Schweifglanzstar
Spanish: Estornino de Rüppell
Other common names: Rüppell's Long-tailed Glossy Starling
Taxonomy: Lamprotornis purpuroptera Rüppell, 1845, Shoa district, south-western Ethiopia.
Forms a superspecies with L. caudatus and L. mevesii. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- aeneocephalus Heuglin, 1863 - E & SE Sudan, NW Eritrea and W Ethiopia.
- purpuroptera Rüppell, 1845 - S Ethiopia, NE DRCongo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, W & S Kenya, SE Somalia, and NW & NE Tanzania.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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comes to drink at puddle Locality Lake Langano (Wabe Shebelle) Hotel, Lake Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp aenocephalus)
Martin Kennewell 5 November 2010 1 year ago 31 sec 4.8 -
An adult feeding on the ground. Locality Lake Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp aenocephalus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 6 years ago 53 sec 4.7 -
An adult and an immature drinking in a puddle. Locality Lake Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp aenocephalus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 6 years ago 32 sec 4.3 -
A bird bathing in a puddle. Locality Lake Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp aenocephalus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 6 years ago 26 sec 4.3 -
A bird walking among vegetation Locality Mburo Lake National Park, Uganda (ssp purpuropterus)
Josep del Hoyo 13 September 2006 4 years ago 19 sec 4 -
A bird feeding on the ground and flying to a bush. Locality Afar Plains, Afar Region, Ethiopia (ssp aenocephalus)
Josep del Hoyo 27 November 2005 6 years ago 26 sec 4
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a bird perched on a stone
Locality Lake Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Stefan Helming 27 June 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
Male bird sitting in Moringa tree looking for insects.
Locality Bentiu, Rubkona County, Unity State, South Sudan
Francois Jarvel 28 November 2011 21 weeks ago 3.7 -
A bird, usually in small group
Locality Sululta Plains, Ethiopia
raniero massoli-novelli 1 September 1999 1 year ago 3.6 -
In dry grass.
Locality Abijatta-Shalla National Park, Ethiopia
Ken Havard 1 November 2011 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.5 -
A bird with its typical white eye
Locality Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
raniero massoli-novelli 1 November 2000 1 year ago 3.4 -
Rüppell's Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis purpuroptera)
Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Guy Poisson 9 February 2010 1 year ago 3
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