#lamprotornis chalybaeus

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Greater Blue-eared Starling

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Greater Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)

"Even the juvenile has cool colors!"

Sadly, there isnt a ton to find on this guy because he's a very common, beautiful, generalist. Starlings are known for their flocking, often eating whatever seeds and insects they can find. The range of the Greater Blue-eared Starling covers a large chunk of sub-Saharan Africa, and as such they are labeled as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist.

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Image Sources: eBird (adult- Ian Davies);(juvenile- Dietmar PETRAUSCH)

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That's a gorgeous bird.

Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus), family Sturnidae, Kruger National Park, South Africa

photograph by PanWoyteczek

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Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starlings (Lamprotornis chalybaeus), family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes, South Africa

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Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)

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Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus), family Sturnidae, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Pan Woyteczek

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Kyläloistokottarainen (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)

The greater blue-eared starling

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Greater Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)

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Greater Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)

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Greater Blue-eared Starling

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greater blue-eared starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)

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Greater Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)

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Greater Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)

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Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starlings (Lamprotornis chalybaeus), family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes, Zimbabwe

photograph by Raúl Demangel

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Greater Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)

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