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purple glossy starling

Lamprotornis purpureus

Habitat:

African savanna with trees.

Notes:

These beautiful birds live in flocks. Seen at Avifauna, Netherlands.

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4 Comments

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

Whoops! I sure have noticed the location...sorry

EmilieChich
EmilieChich 12 years ago

No, ceherzog, I don't because this bird is in captivity. As mentioned, it lives in the Birds' Park Avifauna, the Netherlands. I cannot penetrate into the cage to read the inscriptions on the rings. It would not be useful either, I guess.

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

I see the bird is banded...do you report the sightings?

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Wonderful,

EmilieChich
Spotted by
EmilieChich

Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Spotted on Apr 26, 2010
Submitted on Feb 9, 2012

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