Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Sturnidae
- Genus
- Lamprotornis
- eBird Code
- gbesta1
Subspecies (4)
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Lamprotornis chalybaeus chalybaeus
Senegal to eastern Sudan
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Lamprotornis chalybaeus cyaniventris
Eritrea and Ethiopia to western Kenya and eastern Uganda
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Lamprotornis chalybaeus nordmanni
southern Angola to Zimbabwe, southern Zambia, Botswana, and South Africa
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Lamprotornis chalybaeus sycobius
southwestern Uganda to southeastern Kenya, Tanzania, southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Mozambique
Data Sources
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.