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Long-tailed Glossy Starling
Lamprotornis caudatus (Müller, PLS, 1776)
Sturnidae — Starlings, Rhabdornises
Long-tailed Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis caudatus, is a resident breeder in Africa from southern Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau east to Sudan and South Sudan. It belongs to the starling family and is found in open woodland and cultivated areas. The adult bird is noted for its metallic green upperparts, violet underparts and long purple tail, with a black face and yellow eye. The sexes look alike, while young birds are duller and browner. It nests in holes, and the usual clutch contains two to four eggs.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Sturnidae — Starlings, Rhabdornises
- Breeding range
- Africa: s Mauritania to Guinea-Bissau and e to Sudan and South Sudan
