Glossy Starling

Glossy Starling Bird. Burchell's glossy starlings draw a lot of attention to themselves with their looks and their voices. Standing with their heads flung back and their wings slightly dropped, they belt out a throaty, musical call.

The Cape Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis nitens) is widespread over much of southern Africa. The one shown here was near Satara Camp, in Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa in January, 2006.

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Many Asian species, particularly the larger ones, are called mynas, and many African species are known as glossy starlings because of their iridescent plumage.

Cape Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis nitens) Genus Acridotheres-typical mynas (eight species) Genus Leucopsar-Bali Starling Genus Sturnia (often included in Sturnus) ...

Short-tailed Starling Aplonis minor Described by: Bonaparte (1851) Alternate common name(s): Lesser Glossy Starling Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors ...

species, particularly the larger ones, are called mynas, and the members of the African genus Lamprotornis are known as glossy starlings because of their iridescent plumage. The two species of Buphagus are called oxpeckers.

See also: Starling, Purple, Emerald, Myna, Martin