List of Birds of Equatorial Guinea - Starlings

Starlings

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Sturnidae

Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct, and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen. There are 125 species worldwide and 14 species which occur in Equatorial Guinea.

  • Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
  • Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling Lamprotornis chloropterus
  • Bronze-tailed Glossy-starling Lamprotornis chalcurus
  • Splendid Glossy-starling Lamprotornis splendidus
  • Purple Glossy-starling Lamprotornis purpureus
  • Long-tailed Glossy-starling Lamprotornis caudatus
  • Purple-headed Glossy-starling Lamprotornis purpureiceps
  • Chestnut-winged Starling Onychognathus fulgidus
  • Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri
  • Neumann's Starling Onychognathus neumanni
  • Narrow-tailed Starling Poeoptera lugubris
  • White-collared Starling Grafisia torquata
  • Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus
  • Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus

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