Meet Greater Blue-Eared Starling, Pinnacle Of Blue Beauty In Birds
This species is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Mauritania and Senegal to Ethiopia and south through eastern Africa to north-eastern South Africa and Angola. They are absent from the rainforests along the Gulf of Guinea and the congo river basin.
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Common within its range but uncommonly striking to birders who are unfamiliar with just how colorful starlings can be, the greater blue-eared starling is a magnificent bird with spectacular plumage that has to be seen to be believed. One of the most colorful members of the Sturnidae family, there are many different greater blue-eared starling facts that can be a surprise to birders.