Starlings, Rhabdornises

Golden-breasted Starling

Lamprotornis regius

The Golden-breasted Starling (Lamprotornis regius) is a 54 g scrub bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Starlings, Rhabdornises

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

54 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

7

Recorded in Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Somalia, Germany, ZZ, United States.

Where to see it: Abaarso, Somaliland (Somalia); Samburu NR (General - please use more specific hotspot if possible) (Kenya); CCF Somaliland (Somalia); Awash NP (Please use more specific hotspot) (Ethiopia); Hara Langano Lodge (Ethiopia).

Photo: (c) Claude Kolwelter, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist