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 11 species which occur in Sierra Leone.
- Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus
- Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus
- Splendid Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis splendidus
- Emerald Starling Lamprotornis iris
- Purple Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis purpureus
- Long-tailed Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis caudatus
- Copper-tailed Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis cupreocauda
- Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
- Chestnut-winged Starling Onychognathus fulgidus
- Narrow-tailed Starling Poeoptera lugubris
- Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Sierra Leone