Kingdom Animalia Genus Lamprotornis Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Sturnidae Scientific name Lamprotornis purpuroptera Higher classification Lamprotornis Order Passerine | |
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Similar Lamprotornis, Bird, Starling, Long‑tailed glossy starling, Fischer's starling | ||
Rüppell's starling (Lamprotornis purpuroptera), also known as Rueppell's glossy-starling or Rueppell's long-tailed starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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