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Purple Glossy Starling

Purple Glossy Starling - Juvenile

Photographer

» Agnès Giannotti

Location

» village de Bello tounga/Karimama, nord Bénin

Country image taken

» Benin

Date

» August, 2005

Equipment

» Minolta 505 si, zoom Af reflex 500

Bird Species

»Lamprotornis purpureus - Purple Starling

Bird Species (French)

»Choucador pourpré

Bird Family

»Sturnidae - Starling

Bird Group

»Passeriformes Flycatchers, Starlings, Sunbirds, Swallows, Warblers, Weavers etc

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Juvenile Lesser Blue-eared has also been considered. The shape of the head, bill, the size and colour of the eye indicate Purple Glossy Starling. The tail appears too long for Purple Glossy however and we have no good explanation for this / jac

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