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Identification

Lamprotornis purpuropterus (Ruppell's glossy starling)

 

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Image of: Lamprotornis purpuropterus (Ruppell's glossy starling)
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Date Taken
June 13 2007
Location

Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda

Caption

Juvenile Ruppell's long-tailed starling (Lamprotornis purpuropterus). Still obviously young, with bright gape, but feeding on its own in the grass by the ferry.

Contributors

Pamela Rasmussen external link (photographer, copyright holder, identification), Michigan State University


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University of Michigan Museum of Zoology National Science Foundation Citation: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed November 29, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.org.
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