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Lamprotornis superbus
This is a small short-tailed starling, about 18cm in length. It sports a dark-blue glossy back, wing coverts, nape, neck, chest and crown, with a rufous coloured belly. The face is black, with pale eyes. It further sports a characteristic narrow white band on chest, separating the blue of the chest from rufous belly. Vent is white too
Here, observed many times in urban settings in mainly agro-pastoral area of Oromiya, Borena.
Spotted on Nov 27, 2013
Submitted on Feb 22, 2018
3 Comments
Thanks guys for the nomination.
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
Photo No. 1: is a beautiful spotting....