Chestnut-bellied starling
| Chestnut-Bellied Starling | |
|---|---|
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| Chestnut-Bellied Starling, Belbedji, Niger | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Lamprotornis |
| Species: | L. pulcher |
| Binomial name | |
| Lamprotornis pulcher (Müller, 1776) | |
The Chestnut-Bellied Starling (Lamprotornis pulcher) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Togo.
Description
This starling is unique for having a chestnut-coloured belly.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Lamprotornis pulcher". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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