Starlings, Rhabdornises

Purple Starling

Lamprotornis purpureus

The Purple Starling (Lamprotornis purpureus) is a 113 g scrub bird that eats a bit of everything. Some populations migrate.

Family

Starlings, Rhabdornises

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

113 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

18

Photo: (c) Jay Pruett, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist