chestnut-bellied starling (Lamprotornis pulcher) Chestnut-bellied starling (Lamprotornis pulcher) photographed near Belbedji, Zinder Region, Niger
Date 29 August 2016, 11:37:38
Author ChriKo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ChriKo
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chestnut-bellied_starling_1.jpg
The chestnut-bellied starling (Lamprotornis pulcher) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Togo. This starling is unique for having a chestnut-coloured belly.
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Lamprotornis
Species: Lamprotornis pulcher (Müller, 1776)