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Common Name

Greater Blue Eared Starling

Alternate Names

Greater Blue Eared Glossy Starling

Common Type

Starling

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Sturnidae

Genus

Lamprotornis

Species

chalybaeus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Ethiopia

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Some seasonal migration

Preferred Habitat

Open woodland

Distribution and Range

Sub Sahara Africa

Food

Omnivorous eating insects, worms, grubs, grains, fruit

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Field Notes:

The glossy upper parts is due to hollow melanin granules arranged in a single layer near the feather barbule's surface. It will perch on livestock, feeding on insects disturbed by the animals and occasionally removing ectoparasites.

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