Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus)
About the Superb Starling
The superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus) is a member of the starling family of birds. This species has a very large range and can commonly be found in East Africa, including Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, and Tanzania. The superb starling lives in savanna, in thornbush and acacia arid areas, open woodland, lakeshore woodlands, gardens and cultivated fields, at altitudes of 0–2,650 metres (0–8,690 ft) above sea level.
A real field recording of the Superb Starling. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania · xeno-canto lists 76 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolorprofile
- Bronze-tailed StarlingLamprotornis chalcurusprofile
- Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australisprofile
- Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensprofile
- Chestnut-bellied StarlingLamprotornis pulcherprofile
- Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeriprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.