Lesser Blue-eared Starling

Lamprotornis chloropterus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Sturnidae
Genus
Lamprotornis
eBird Code
lbesta1

Vocalizations

i_c_riddell · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (2)

  • Lamprotornis chloropterus chloropterus

    Senegambia eastward to southern Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, western Ethiopia, northern Uganda, and western Kenya

  • Lamprotornis chloropterus elisabeth

    southeastern Kenya and Tanzania to Zimbabwe

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.