Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828
Sturnidae — Starlings, Rhabdornises
Greater Blue-eared Starling, Lamprotornis chalybaeus, is a widespread African starling of the family Sturnidae. It breeds across much of the continent, from Senegal to Ethiopia and south through eastern Africa to north-eastern South Africa and Angola. It is linked with open woodland and is known to move seasonally in some areas. The bird was described by Hemprich and Ehrenberg in 1828. Four subspecies are recognised, with forms in the Sahel, north-east Africa, southern Africa, and central and eastern Africa.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Sturnidae — Starlings, Rhabdornises
- Breeding range
- Africa: widespread
