| Rüppell's starling | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Lamprotornis |
| Species: | L. purpuroptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Lamprotornis purpuroptera Rüppell, 1845 | |
Rüppell's starling (Lamprotornis purpuroptera), also known as Rueppell's glossy-starling or Rueppell's long-tailed starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in the African countries of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Chad, Tanzania, and Uganda.
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Lamprotornis purpuroptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22710751A94259294. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22710751A94259294.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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| Lamprotornis purpuroptera | |
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