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Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Uniformly deep blue colour from head to neck to upper chest, back and tail; Underparts deep rufous; Orange eye Photo was taken at Amboseli, Kenya
Wooded grassland and bush area
Spotted on Aug 7, 2009
Submitted on Jan 23, 2014
2 Comments
Brilliant colours!
Hi Karan Raghwa! The Hildebrandt's Starling is in the genus Lamprotornis:
Lamprotornis hildebrandti
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildebrandt...
See also the latest Clements list from the Cornell Ornithology lab.