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Chestnut bellied starling

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Lamprotornis

Higher classification
  
Lamprotornis

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Sturnidae

Scientific name
  
Lamprotornis pulcher

Rank
  
Species

Chestnut-bellied starling wwwhbwcomsitesdefaultfilesstylesibc1kpubl

Similar
  
Bronze‑tailed starling, Lamprotornis, Starling, Bird, Sharp‑tailed starling

The chestnut-bellied starling (Lamprotornis pulcher) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Togo.

Description

This starling is unique for having a chestnut-coloured belly.

References

Chestnut-bellied starling Wikipedia