Purple-headed Starling (Hylopsar purpureiceps) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernFruitForestCavity nestMedium · 63 g

Purple-headed Starling (Hylopsar purpureiceps), photo 1 — Photo: Tommy Andriollo · CC BY 4.0

Purple-headed Starling (Hylopsar purpureiceps), photo 2 — Photo: Tommy Andriollo · CC BY 4.0

Purple-headed Starling (Hylopsar purpureiceps), photo 3 — Photo: Sandra Keller · CC BY 4.0

Purple-headed Starling (Hylopsar purpureiceps), photo 4 — Photo: 116916927065934112165 · CC BY 4.0

Purple-headed Starling (Hylopsar purpureiceps), photo 5 — Photo: 116916927065934112165 · CC BY 4.0

Purple-headed Starling (Hylopsar purpureiceps), photo 6 — Photo: William Rutledge(1732-1786)[1], Vincent Brooks, Day & Son · Public domain

Purple-headed Starling (Hylopsar purpureiceps), photo 7 — Photo: Henrik Grønvold · Public domain

Purple-headed Starling (Hylopsar purpureiceps), photo 8 — Photo: William Rutledge (1732-1786), Vincent Brooks, Day & Son · Public domain

Purple-headed Starling (Hylopsar purpureiceps), photo 9 — Photo: Tommy Andriollo · CC BY 4.0

Purple-headed Starling (Hylopsar purpureiceps), photo 10 — Photo: Tommy Andriollo · CC BY 4.0

About the Purple-headed Starling

The purple-headed starling, also known as the purple-headed glossy-starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.

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Where the Purple-headed Starling lives

Regular range

Uganda Equatorial Guinea Congo - Kinshasa Gabon Cameroon Congo - Brazzaville Nigeria Central African Republic Benin

When to see the Purple-headed Starling

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Peak activity in July · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Copper-tailed StarlingHylopsar cupreocaudaThe copper-tailed starling or copper-tailed glossy-starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.

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