Dec 22, 2021
Burchell's starling (Lamprotornis australis)
Photo by GEO M I
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Burchell's starling (Lamprotornis australis)
Photo by GEO M I
[1943/10977] Burchell's starling - Lamprotornis australis
Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Muscicapoidea Family: Sturnidae (starlings)
Photo credit: Morten Venas via Macaulay Library
Burchell’s starling [Lamprotornis australis] in Mozambique, Namibia, photographed by Bernard Dupont.
Burchell's Starling Lamprotornis australis Region of Origin: Africa Status: FOUND (January 2013, Kruger National Park, South Africa) Skull Status: not yet obtained The Burchell's starling prefers open woodland and savannah, especially camel thorns and knob thorns.
Burchell's Starling (Lamprotornis australis)
Also known as Burchell's Glossy-starling, Burchell's Starling is a species of Sturnid bird native to parts of Southern Africa. Like several species of starling it has highly iridescent feathers and an almost blue coloration.
Phylogeny
Animalia-Chordata-Aves-Passeriformes-Sturnidae-Lamprotornis-australis
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