Superb Starling

Superb Starling

Taxobox
name = Superb Starling
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1


image_width = 250px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Sturnidae
genus = "Lamprotornis"
species = "L. superbus"
binomial = "Lamprotornis superbus"
binomial_authority = Rüppell, 1845The Superb Starling ("Lamprotornis superbus") is a member of the starling family of birds. It can commonly be found in North East Africa, including Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.

Description

This species is 18 to 19 cm (7 to 7.5 inches) long. Adults have black heads and iridescent blue-to-green back, upper breast, wings, and tail. The belly is red-orange, separated from the blue breast by a white bar. The undertail coverts and the wing linings are white. Juveniles have duller plumage with no more than a suggestion of the white breast band. Their irises are brown, later grayish white, eventually the adult's cream-color.

The Superb Starling has a long and loud song consisting of trills and chatters. At midday it gives a softer song of repeated phrases. There are several harsh calls, the most complex of which is described as "a shrill, screeching "skerrrreeee-cherrrroo-tcherreeeeeet"."

This species feeds on the ground.

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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External links

* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=8394 Superb Starling videos] on the Internet Bird Collection


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