Iris glossy-starling / Schillerglanzstar (Lamprotornis iris)

Wikipedia: Iris glossy-starling Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Emerald_starling_U.S._zoo_jpg.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Lamprotornis (Lamprotornis); Family Starlings (Sturnidae)
General: The emerald starling (Lamprotornis iris) is also known as the iris glossy starling. It is a small starling with a metallic green crown, upper body, wings and tail. The ear-coverts and underparts are metallic purple. Both sexes are similar. Most taxonomists unite it with many other glossy starlings in Lamprotornis, while others place it in a monotypic genus Coccycolius. [more]