Long-tailed Glossy-starling
- Long-tailed Glossy-starling
Taxobox
name = Long-tailed Glossy Starling
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
image_caption = Long-tailed Glossy Starling, Parc Forestier de Hann, Senegal
image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Sturnidae
genus = "Lamprotornis"
species = "L. caudatus"
binomial = "Lamprotornis caudatus"
binomial_authority = (Statius Muller, 1776)The Long-tailed Glossy Starling, "Lamprotornis caudatus", is a member of the starling family of birds. It is a resident breeder in tropical Africa from Senegal east to Sudan.
This common passerine is typically found in open woodland and cultivation. The Long-tailed Glossy Starling builds a nest in hole. The normal clutch is 2 to 4 eggs.
This ubiquitous bird is gregarious and noisy, with a harsh grating call.
The adults of these 54 cm long birds have metallic green upperparts, violet underparts and a 34 cm long purple tail. The face is black with a yellow eye. The sexes are similar, but juveniles are duller, with a brownish tone to the plumage.Like most starlings, the Long-tailed Glossy Starling is fairly omnivorous, eating fruit and insects.
References
* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
* "Birds of The Gambia" by Barlow, Wacher and Disley, ISBN 1-873403-32-1
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