Ruppell's Starling (Lamprotornis purpuroptera)

Other Scientific Names
Lamprotornis purpuropterus [Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993)], Lamprotornis purpuropterus [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Other Names (World)
Ruppell's Starling, Rueppell's Glossy-Starling, Ruppell's Glossy Starling, Rueppell's Long-tailed Glossy-Starling

Family
Sturnidae (Starlings)

Size
35 cm

First Described (Guide)
R�ppell, 1845

Habitat
Dry savanna. From sea-level - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Burundi, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda.

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 (59)...)

R\u00fcppell's Starling (Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [XC293978]
by Guido O. Keijl from East Shewa, Oromia, Ethiopia (song)

R\u00fcppell's Starling (Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [XC138679]
by Martin St-Michel from Botanical Gardens Entebbe, Wakisso District, Uganda (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Long-tailed Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis caudatus) and Meves's Long-tailed Starling (Lamprotornis mevesii).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

aeneocephalus Heuglin, 1863 - Eastern and south-eastern Sudan, north-western Eritrea and western Ethiopia.
purpuroptera R�ppell, 1845 - Southern Ethiopia, north-eastern DRCongo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western and southern Kenya, south-eastern Somalia, and north-western and north-eastern Tanzania.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Ruppells Starling (Lamprotornis purpuroptera) - 10 files

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