Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Superb Starling

Lamprotornis superbus

Description:

A Superb Starling spotted in Samburu, Kenya. These small short-tailed starlings have a long narrow bill, robust bodies, strong feet and a distinctive plumage pattern. Adults have black heads and iridescent blue-to-green back, upper breast, wings, and tail. The belly is red-orange, separated from the blue breast by a white bar. The undertail coverts and the wing linings are white

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

No Comments

Chris79
Spotted by
Chris79

Samburu County, Kenya

Spotted on Oct 12, 2011
Submitted on Sep 9, 2020

Related Spottings

Cape Glossy-starling Glossy starling Glossy-starling Rueppells Starling

Nearby Spottings

Golden Breasted Starling Lilac Breasted Roller Reticulated Giraffe Yellow-winged Bat
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team