Greater Blue-eared Starling

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Sturnidae
Genus
Lamprotornis
eBird Code
gbesta1

Subspecies (4)

  • Lamprotornis chalybaeus chalybaeus

    Senegal to eastern Sudan

  • Lamprotornis chalybaeus cyaniventris

    Eritrea and Ethiopia to western Kenya and eastern Uganda

  • Lamprotornis chalybaeus nordmanni

    southern Angola to Zimbabwe, southern Zambia, Botswana, and South Africa

  • Lamprotornis chalybaeus sycobius

    southwestern Uganda to southeastern Kenya, Tanzania, southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Mozambique

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.