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 10 species which occur in Gabon.
- Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
- Cape Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis nitens
- Splendid Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis splendidus
- Purple Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis purpureus
- Purple-headed Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis purpureiceps
- Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
- Chestnut-winged Starling Onychognathus fulgidus
- Narrow-tailed Starling Poeoptera lugubris
- White-collared Starling Grafisia torquata
- Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Gabon