Rüppell's Long-tailed Starling

Lamprotornis purpuropterus

Other Names

  Rüppell's Long-Tailed Glossy Starling, Rüppell's Glossy Starling   Choucador de Rüppell, Étourneau métallique de Rüppell   Schweifglanzstar         Storno splendente di Ruppell

World: North-East Africa including Zaire, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania

Kenya: Most common west of the Rift Valley in semi-arid humid areas. To the east it is more local, near water

This is one of the more common Glossy Starlings. It is widespread in lightly wooded or open country and is easily identified by its bright metallic plumage, long tail and creamy-white eye