Emerald Starling

分类位置

同属物种

Ashy Starling

Ashy Starling

Bronze-tailed Starling

Bronze-tailed Starling

澳洲丽椋鸟

Burchell's Starling

Cape Starling

Cape Starling

栗腹丽椋鸟

Chestnut-bellied Starling

Fischer's Starling

Fischer's Starling

形态与习性

The emerald starling (Lamprotornis iris) is also known as the iris glossy starling. It is a small starling with a metallic green crown, upper body, wings and tail. The ear-coverts and underparts are metallic purple. Both sexes are similar. Most taxonomists unite it with many other glossy starlings in Lamprotornis, while others place it in a monotypic genus Coccycolius. One of the smallest species among starlings, the emerald starling is distributed in West Africa. It inhabits lowlands and savann