Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Hylopsar Higher classification Lamprotornis | Phylum Chordata Family Sturnidae Scientific name Lamprotornis purpureiceps Rank Species | |
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Similar Narrow‑tailed starling, Stuhlmann's starling, Bronze‑tailed starling, Chestnut‑winged starling, Shelley's starling | ||
The purple-headed starling (Hylopsar purpureiceps), also known as the purple-headed glossy-starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Nigeria, and Uganda.
References
Purple-headed starling Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA