Purple-headed Starling (Hylopsar purpureiceps)

Other Names (World)
Purple-headed Starling, Purple-headed Glossy-Starling, Velvet-headed Glossy Starling

Family
Sturnidae (Starlings)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Verreaux & Verreaux, 1851)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], C�te dIvoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Nigeria, Uganda.

Southern Nigeria and southern Cameroon east to southern Central African Republic, Uganda and western Kenya, south to northern Angola (Cabinda) and south-west, northern and north-eastern DRCongo.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

Purple-headed Starling (Hylopsar purpureiceps) [XC878463]
by id from Mikongo, Lope, Ogoou\u00e9-Ivindo, Gabon (call)

Purple-headed Starling (Hylopsar purpureiceps) [XC739711]
by \u00c9tienne Leroy from Kibale National Park, Western Region, Uganda (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a superspecies with Copper-tailed Starling (Hylopsar cupreocauda).

References
See References.

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