Showing posts with label Starlings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Starlings. Show all posts

Superb starling

The superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus) is a member of the starling family of birds and can commonly be found in East Africa.



Violet-backed starling

The violet-backed starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster), also known as the plum-coloured starling or amethyst starling, is found widely in sub-Saharan Africa.


Hildebrandt's Starling

Hildebrandt shine starling (Lamprotornis hildebrandti) is a bird of the family starlings. The bird's habitat is in Acacia savanna in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The species is named for Johannes Hildebrandt, a German collector who was the first European to obtain specimens.



Cape Starling

Cape Starling sketch painting. Bird art drawing by illustrator Artmagenta
Cape Starling
The Cape Starling, Red-shouldered Glossy-starling or Cape Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis nitens) is found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.


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Hill Myna or Beo

Hill Myna, Beo  sketch painting. Bird art drawing by illustrator Artmagenta
Hill Myna
Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa), also called Beo, is a bird found in the three subspecies that vary in size: large, medium and small. Best known of these three is the small Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa indica) which originated from India, this bird is about 25 cm long and it is usually the one who kept in captivity. The large Hill Myna is coming from Indonesia. The Hill Mynan is monogamous (live in pairs), but when it is not breeding season, they like to live in flocks. What makes Hill Myna popular as a caged bird is its ability to learn to imitate sounds, noises, words and short sentences.


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Rosy starling

Rosy starling bird painting by Artmagenta
Rosy starling

The rosy starlings (Pastor roseus) breeding range is from easternmost Europe across temperate southern Asia. It is a strong migrant, and winters in India and tropical Asia.
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Starling

A starling sketch painting. Bird art drawing by illustrator Artmagenta
Starling
The starling  (Sturnus vulgariswas originally a palearktisk spread mostly south of the Circle and it is widely spread in Europe and in Central Asia east to China.