Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus
Described by: Rüppell (1845)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Spreo superbus ...
Superb Starling
Range: northeastern Africa
Habitat: acacia savanna, grassland
Black-naped Oriole
Range: Eastern and southeastern Asia, Malay archipelago
Habitat: woodland, forest, bamboo, coconut groves ...
purple half-moon attaches to the base of the throat, where it passes into blue. A brilliant golden yellow covers the rest of the underparts including the thighs and undertail coverts. Legs are black. This species is also known as the superb starling.
 See also: Starling, White-eye, Myna, Purple, Bluebird
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