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Greater Blue-Eared (Glossy) Starling - Lamprotornis chalybaeus - Groenstaartglansspreeuw
Africa south of the Sahara.
The following 4 subspecies are being recognized:
Lamprotornis chalybaeus chalybaeus - Senegal and Gambia to Central-Sudan;
Lamprotornis chalybaeus cyaniventris - Eritrea to Northwest-Somalia, North-Kenya and DR Congo;
Lamprotornis chalybaeus sycobius - Southwest-Uganda and South-Kenya to West-Mozambique;
Lamprotornis chalybaeus nordmanni - South-Angola and North-Namibia to South-Mozambique and North-South Africa.
Of this species there are also Zoo Photo's available.