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Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Semi-dry bush savannah at Mara River.
The Shelley starlings build their nests usually in natural tree cavities. These are often in thorny trees at a height between 1.5 and 3 m. Likewise, they use rock crevices.
No problem Zlatan, Benno has been inactive on PN for over a year, though he is still active elsewhere.
I apologise, but as there were no reaction for over a year, I allowed myself to change the ID from Shelley's to Ruppell's starling.
Agreed, pictures 2, 5 & 6 clearly show no red belly and wrong colour eye, so Shelley's can be ruled out.
I don't think this is Shelley's starling. Shelley's has a short tail and red eye, and rufous-brown belly... With this long tail and a white eye, this looks more like Rüppell's Long-tailed (L. purpuropterus)
Spotted on Jul 18, 2016
Submitted on Sep 25, 2016
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