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(Redirected from Lamprotornis purpureiceps) Species of bird

Purple-headed starling
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Hylopsar
Species: H. purpureiceps
Binomial name
Hylopsar purpureiceps
(Verreaux & Verreaux, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Lamprotornis purpureiceps

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

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Hylopsar purpureiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22710654A131959153. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22710654A131959153.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Hylopsar purpureiceps
Lamprotornis purpureiceps


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