Sharp-tailed Starling (Lamprotornis acuticaudus) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernLegendaryFruitWoodlandCavity nestMedium · 68 g

Sharp-tailed Starling (Lamprotornis acuticaudus), photo 1 — Photo: (c) scaup, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Sharp-tailed Starling (Lamprotornis acuticaudus), photo 2 — Photo: (c) scaup, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Sharp-tailed Starling (Lamprotornis acuticaudus), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Sharp-tailed Starling (Lamprotornis acuticaudus), photo 4 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Sharp-tailed Starling (Lamprotornis acuticaudus), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Johannes S., some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Sharp-tailed Starling

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

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Where it lives

Regular rangeRare visitor

Namibia Zambia Angola Congo - Kinshasa Botswana

Recorded as a rare visitor in Tanzania.

When to see it

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Peak activity in September · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

White-crowned StarlingLamprotornis albicapillusThe white-crowned starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.

Shelley's StarlingLamprotornis shelleyiShelley's starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.

Principe StarlingLamprotornis ornatusThe Principe starling, also known as the Príncipe glossy-starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.

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