Glossy Starling sp, Mbita Point, Western Kenya, 26 Oct 2019 (1 Viewer)

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grmanners

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• Nov 29, 2019

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Grateful for any assistance with ID of attached.

Thanks

Guy

 

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MacNara

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• Nov 30, 2019

• #2

Ruppell's Long-tailed (Lamprotornis purpuroptera)

 

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grmanners

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• Nov 30, 2019

• #3

MacNara said:

Ruppell's Long-tailed (Lamprotornis purpuroptera)

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Thanks, MacNara.

They didn't strike me as anywhere near the size of the long-tailed species in west Africa, more sort of 'normal' glossy starling size... Clearly I have a lot to learn about east African avifauna!

Guy

 

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THE_FERN

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• Nov 30, 2019

• #4

grmanners said:

Thanks, MacNara.

They didn't strike me as anywhere near the size of the long-tailed species in west Africa, more sort of 'normal' glossy starling size... Clearly I have a lot to learn about east African avifauna!

Guy

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Young birds? Tails in the east can be longer...