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Common Name

Purple Starling

Alternate Names

Purple Glossy Starling

Common Type

Starling

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Sturnidae

Genus

Lamprotornis

Species

purpureus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Purple Glossy Starling Ghana

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Open woodland and cultivation

Distribution and Range

Northern 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. A gregarious and noisy bird, with typical starling squeaks and chattering

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