Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
(L 9-9.5")
Has a range of musical or grating calls
...breeds from Senegal east to Ethiopia
and south South Africa and Angola.
Pin-point pupils show
this bird has a drug
problem...or perhaps
the sun was very bright.
Lamprotornis in Greek means
splendour bird; chalybaeus in
Latin means steely.
© Jennifer F.
M. Horne
Macaulay
Library