Starlings, Rhabdornises

Rüppell's Starling

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

The Rüppell's Starling (Lamprotornis purpuroptera) is a 77 g scrub bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Starlings, Rhabdornises

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

77 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

9

Recorded in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, S. Sudan, Burundi, Sudan.

Where to see it: Holy Trinity Peace Village (Kuron) (South Sudan); Hotel Source du Nil, Bujumbura BI-Bujumbura Rural (-3,3763,29,3585) (Burundi); Bujumbura · Golf (Burundi); Water hole and forest near Rajaf (South Sudan); Bor (South Sudan).

Photo: (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist