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 LC    Burchell's Glossy-Starling* Id (Atlas):
    Lamprotornis australis

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Burchell's Starling, Burchell's Glossy-Starling, Greater Glossy-Starling

Family
Sturnidae (Starlings)

Size
32 - 34 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Smith, 1836)

Habitat
Dry savanna.

Range (Guide)
Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia.

Vagrant to Zimbabwe.

Southern Angola south to central and eastern Namibia, east to south-western Zambia, north-western Zimbabwe, Botswana, northern South Africa and Swaziland.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Song is a jumble of throaty chortles and chuckles.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (48)...)

 
Burchell's Starling (Lamprotornis australis) [XC877100]
     by Marc Anderson from Manyeleti Game Reserve, South Africa (call, song)

 
Burchell's Starling (Lamprotornis australis) [XC877095]
     by Marc Anderson from Manyeleti Game Reserve, South Africa (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Burchells Glossy-Starling (Lamprotornis australis) - 10 files


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