WikipediaRead full entry Greater Blue-eared Starling The Greater
Blue-eared Starling or Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling
(Lamprotornis chalybaeus) is a bird that breeds from Senegal
east to Ethiopia and south through eastern Africa to
northeastern South Africa and Angola. It is a very common
species of open woodland that undertakes some seasonal
movements. The Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling is a 22-cm
long, short tailed bird. This starling is glossy blue-green with
a purple-blue belly and blue ear patch. Its iris is bright
yellow or orange. The sexes are similar, but the juvenile is
duller and has blackish brown underparts. The populations from
southern Kenya southwards are smaller than northern birds and
are sometimes considered to be a separate subspecies, L. c.
sycobius. The Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling is similar to
this species, but the blue of the belly does not extend forward
of the legs. The Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling has a range
of musical or grating calls, but the most familiar is