The lesser blue-eared starling or lesser blue-eared glossy-starling (Lamprotornis chloropterus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
| Lesser blue-eared starling | |
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| L. c. chloropterus in Senegal | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Lamprotornis |
| Species: | L. chloropterus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lamprotornis chloropterus Swainson, 1838
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| Ranges of northern and southern race L. c. chloropterus L. c. elisabeth | |
During the non-breeding season, it forms roosts of 500-1200 individuals.[2]
It eats insects and grains.[3]
It is sometimes kept as a pet.[4]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Lamprotornis chloropterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T106005777A111181748. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T106005777A111181748.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Skoracki, Maciej; Patan, Milena; Unsoeld, Markus; Hromada, Martin; Kwieciński, Zbigniew; Marcisova, Iva (2024-01-13). "Diversity of Quill Mites of the Family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) Parasitizing Starlings of the Genus Lamprotornis (Passeriformes: Sturnidae)". Diversity. 16 (1): 51. doi:10.3390/d16010051. ISSN 1424-2818.
- ^ Sow, Ahmadou; Seye, Djiby; Faye, Emile; Benoit, Laure; Galan, Maxime; Haran, Julien; Brévault, Thierry (June 2020). "Birds and bats contribute to natural regulation of the millet head miner in tree-crop agroforestry systems". Crop Protection. 132: 105127. Bibcode:2020CrPro.13205127S. doi:10.1016/j.cropro.2020.105127. ISSN 0261-2194.
- ^ S. M, Salim; I.L, Abdullahi; F.M, Hamza (2024-01-17). "Assessment of birds trade in urban Kano". Biological and Environmental Sciences Journal for the Tropics. 20 (3): 80–88. doi:10.4314/bestj.v20i3.8. ISSN 2645-3142.
External links
edit- Lesser blue-eared glossy-starling - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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