Copper-tailed starling

Copper-tailed starling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Hylopsar
Species: H. cupreocauda
Binomial name
Hylopsar cupreocauda
(Hartlaub, 1857)
Synonyms

Lamprotornis cupreocauda

The copper-tailed starling or copper-tailed glossy-starling (Hylopsar cupreocauda) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Lamprotornis cupreocauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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