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Greater Blue-Eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
-24.7482, 31.8176
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Description:
The Greater Blue-eared Starling is a 22-cm long, short tailed bird. This starling is glossy blue-green with a purple-blue belly and blue ear patch. Its iris is bright yellow or orange. The sexes are similar, but the juvenile is duller and has blackish brown underparts.
Notes:
The Greater Blue-eared Starling has a range of musical or grating calls, but the most familiar is a nasal squee-ar.
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PublishedApril 19, 2014
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