Rüppell's Starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Sturnidae
- Genus
- Lamprotornis
- eBird Code
- ruegls1
Subspecies (2)
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Lamprotornis purpuroptera aeneocephalus
southeastern Sudan, South Sudan, northwestern Eritrea, and western Ethiopia
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Lamprotornis purpuroptera purpuroptera
central and southern Ethiopia, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, southern Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi, and northern and western Tanzania
Data Sources
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.