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 LC    Golden-breasted Starling* Id (Atlas):
    Lamprotornis regius

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Golden-breasted Starling, Regal Starling

Family
Sturnidae (Starlings)

Size
35 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Reichenow, 1879)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry shrubland, dry savanna.

Range (Guide)
Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania [United Republic of].

Southern and eastern Ethiopia, Somalia, eastern Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

 
Golden-breasted Starling (Lamprotornis regius) [XC72988]
     by Andrew Spencer from Sagala Lodge, Tsavo West, Kenya (call)

 
Golden-breasted Starling (Lamprotornis regius) [XC210321]
     by id from Negele - Soda Road, 11 km west of Hudet, Ethiopia (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Proposed subspecies magnificus (described from Tsavo, in southern Kenya) appears inseparable from birds in rest of species' range.


References
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Files:
JPG files for Golden-breasted Starling (Lamprotornis regius) - 10 files


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