Purple-headed starling
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Purple-headed starling | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Sturnidae |
Genus: | Hylopsar |
Species: | H. purpureiceps
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Binomial name | |
Hylopsar purpureiceps | |
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The purple-headed starling (Hylopsar purpureiceps), also known as the purple-headed glossy-starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Hylopsar purpureiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22710654A131959153. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22710654A131959153.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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