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  Purple Glossy Starling -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Purple Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis purpureus, is a member of the (Gregarious birds native to the Old World) starling family of (Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings) birds.
This common (Perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless) passerine is typically found in open woodland and cultivation.
Like most starlings, the Purple Glossy Starling is fairly (additional info and facts about omnivorous) omnivorous, eating (The ripened reproductive body of a seed plant) fruit and (Small air-breathing arthropod) insects.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pu/purple_glossy_starling.htm   (284 words)

  
 Glossy Paper -- Recommendations and Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Glossy Ibis (''Plegadis falcinellus'') is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae.
The adults of these stocky 22-23cm long birds have a metallic purple head and body, and glossy green wings.
The Long-tailed Glossy Starling, ''Lamprotornis caudatus'', is a member of the starling family of birds.
www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/63/glossy-paper.html   (779 words)

  
 Glossy Inkjet Paper -- Recommendations and Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Glossy ibis nests colonially in trees, often with herons.
This is a gregarious and noisy bird, with typical starling squeaks and chattering.
Like most starlings, the Long-tailed Glossy Starling is fairly omnivorous, eating fruit and insects.
www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/63/glossy-inkjet-paper.html   (902 words)

  
 STARLING - LoveToKnow Article on STARLING   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
For a resident the starling is rather a late breeder.
The starling has a wide range over Europe and Asia, reaching India; but examples from Kashmir, Persia and Armenia have been considered worthy of specific distinction, and the resident starling of the countries bordering the Mediterranean is generally regarded as a good species, and called S. -unicolor from its unspotted plumage.
It is a bird of most irregular and erratic habitsa vast horde suddenly arriving at some place to which it may have hitherto been a stranger, and at.
59.1911encyclopedia.org /S/ST/STARLING.htm   (1281 words)

  
 Starling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Sturnidae.
Starlings occur naturally only in the Old World (Europe, Asia and Africa), some forms as far east as Australia, but several European and Asian species have been introduced to North America and Australia; the Common Starling is a serious pest in both continents.
Many Asian species, particularly the larger ones, are called mynas, and the members of the African genus Lamprotornis are known as glossy starlings because of their iridescent plumage.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/S/Starling.htm   (340 words)

  
 Diary of The Gambia, 1995
Glossy Starlings were one of the more difficult groups to identify.
Purple Glossy Starling At least 3 were on the lawn of the Senegambia, although not fully identified for several days.
Purple Glossy Starling Good views of one; flat forehead, big bill, huge yellow eyes, spots on wing coverts, purple tail and underparts and greeny sheen to coverts.
www.bubo.org /trips/gambia01_dly.htm   (10177 words)

  
 All About Birds
It is believed to be responsible for a decline in native cavity-nesting bird populations, but a study in 2003 found few actual effects on populations of 27 native species.
Only sapsuckers showed declines because of starlings, and other species appeared to be holding their own against the invaders.
Today, European Starlings range from Alaska to Florida and northern Mexico, and their population is estimated at over 200 million birds.
www.birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/European_Starling.html   (459 words)

  
 Ranger's Diary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Southern fl tits, lilac-breasted roller, glossy starling and a Scops owl were of the avian variety.
Cape turtle dove, hoopoe, glossy starling and a beautiful brown hooded kingfisher were all encountered along the drive.
Jacana, cattle egret, grey heron, flsmith plover, plum coloured starling and lilac breasted roller were amongst the avian life.
www.djuma.com /ranger/011012.html   (1215 words)

  
 BirdForum - Iridescent Spanish Bird
Spotless Starling is a good suggestion, and was one I considered at the time, Alistair (I knew the name but have never seen one).
Hi, here are the pics; not sure what type of Glossy Starling it is but is similar to the one in your picture.
I was however looking at recent photos of some glossy starlings earlier today, purely by coincidence, and I may be wrong, but it looks like a purple glossy starling.
www.birdforum.net /showthread.php?t=29922   (909 words)

  
 Birdwatching trip report - The Gambia - surfbirds.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Kotu golf course lies between the Fajara hotel and the Kotu stream (in fact one of the holes is on an island in the stream!).
Purple Glossy Starling - 20+ at Faraba Banta and Selety.
Lesser Blue-eared Glossy Starling - A single at Selety was the only definite record.
www.surfbirds.com /mb/trips/gambia-fry-0603.html   (4870 words)

  
 Starling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Sturndidae.
Starlings occur naturally only in the Old World, some forms as far east as Australia, but several European and Asian species have been introduced to North America, and Australia where the Common Starling is a serious pest.
Their flight is strong and direct, and they are very gregarious.
www.wordlookup.net /st/starling.html   (298 words)

  
 WORLDTWITCH - Cameroon Birding Trip Report, March-April 1997, by Jon Hornbuckle - Birds of Cameroon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea 3 en route to Bamenda, 2 Ngaoundaba Ranch and 1 Douala mudflats.
White-collared Starling, Grafisia torquata 6-8 daily Ngaoundaba Ranch.
Chestnut-bellied Starling, Lamprotornis pulcher Fairly common N of Garoua.
www.worldtwitch.com /cameroon_1997.htm   (10379 words)

  
 Purple-headed Glossy Starling photo - Doug J photos at pbase.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Purple-headed Glossy Starling photo - Doug J photos at pbase.com
all galleries >> Birds, Birds, Birds > Purple-headed Glossy Starling
Images may be used for non-commercial personal use, contact photographer for other uses.
www.pbase.com /image/22830489   (52 words)

  
 African Country Resources - African Bird Club&Birding Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The only observations in Niger of the Sudan and Guinea Savanna biome species Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii and Bronze-tailed Glossy Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus, together with two of the three known records of Sun Lark Galerida modesta, are from this IBA.
Quite remarkable was the change in composition of the waterbird population from February to April 1997 from mainly Palearctic to mainly afro-tropical.
Notable counts include 245 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus in February 1998, 7,155 White-faced Whistling Ducks Dendrocygna viduata and 749 Knob-billed Ducks Sarkidiornis melanotus in February 1997, 179 Egyptian Geese Alopochen aegyptiaca, 241 Spur-winged Geese Plectropterus gambensis and 235 Little Grebes Tachybaptus ruficollis in April 1997 and 781 Black-winged Stilts Himantopus himantopus in February 2000.
www.africanbirdclub.org /countries/Niger/ibas.html   (10359 words)

  
 Gambia 1999
Long-tailed Glossy Starling, Vinaceous Dove, Pied Crow and Hooded Vulture.
Greater Blue-eared Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus): 10+ Fajara Golf Course 28/10.
Purple Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis purpureus): 1 Brufort Woods 29/10.
www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/Gambia99.html   (5771 words)

  
 Chris Iles' Bird Site, Breeding in my Aviaries 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Due to pressure of aviary space, they do not have an aviary to themselves, a situation which is not ideal.
They were revived by heat, and the sole survivor is now being reared by the pair of Malibar starlings.
They were then removed to a communal aviary, which they had to compete with larger Red-billed Starlings and Purple Glossy Starlings.
www.birdtrek.co.uk /trek/newav2001.htm   (3020 words)

  
 Gambia 1995
The most obvious species which were not recorded were Tawny Eagle, African Green Pigeon, Grey-headed Kingfisher, Black Wood Hoopoe, Yellow-throated Leaflove, Leaflove, Yellow-breasted Apalis and Splendid Glossy Starling, as well as a few more specialised dips (such as Abyssinian Ground Hornbill).
We didn't record Splendid or Bronze-winged Glossy Starlings for certain, but possibly did see both of these also.
The commonest and most identifiable starling; up to 30 were noted daily throughout the country.
www.bubo.org /trips/gambia01.htm   (6830 words)

  
 Africa's Jewel in the Sun Bird Watching Report
We went through a purple patch with Singing and Whistling Cisticola, Red-winged Warbler and a pair of Cardinal Woodpeckers all showing well A Lizard Buzzard perched up prominently as did a male Scarlet-chested Sunbird, a lone Tree Pipit showed briefly and both Mosque Swallow and Fanti Saw-wing zipped overhead.
We stopped at the Illiasa marsh before lunch and here Purple Heron, Western Marsh Harrier, Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper and eight unexpected Whiskered Terns in with the White-winged Blacks were all notable but the highlight was six tiny Kittlitz’s Plovers.
After lunch we started back on the drive to the coast and were lucky when four Lesser Blue-eared Glossy Starlings popped up into a tree at the side of the road.
www.limosaholidays.co.uk /tripReportDetail.cfm?reportID=275   (5795 words)

  
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Broad-billed Roller, this showed very well, we also found a roosting Pearl-spotted Owlet but sadly it was not photographable, a Harrier-hawk flew around the grounds too.
These Brown Babbler noisily searched the lawns for grubs, often getting to close to focus, the Starlings here also were very approachable, Long-tailed Glossy Starling below.
Above a Purple Glossy Starling, a very stunning bird, the big attraction of course is the regularly watered lawns, many species gathered to drink and bathe in the pools left by the sprinklers.
members.lycos.co.uk /nigelblake2/web2/gambia2/gambiasgb.htm   (219 words)

  
 Inside Story of Wildlife of the 50 States Stamps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
With its announcement, it distributed fl-and-white glossy prints of four of the designs - the gray squirrel, bighorn sheep, fl bear, and blue jay.
On March 18, the remaining stamp designs were released, in the form of fl-and-white glossy prints and color transparencies of the entire pane.
Issued with the pictures was a nine-page press release giving some brief background information on each of the species illustrated, along with technical information on the pane and detailed instructions for obtaining mint stamps and first-day cancellations.
www.unicover.com /OPUBA2DK.HTM   (12159 words)

  
 Uganda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
As we approach Masindi, the countryside become drier and consists of extensive grasslands dotted with fig trees.
A highlight of the tour is the launch trip on the Kazinga Channel, which allows a close approach to African Buffalo and Hippopotamus, as well as numerous waterbirds.
High exposed perches in the open forest are favored by African Goshawk; the dazzling Black Bee-eater; Blue-throated Roller; Sooty Flycatcher and forest Starlings including Waller’s, Stuhlmann’s and Narrow-tailed.
www.born2bird.com /uganda.htm   (4721 words)

  
 Chris Iles' Bird Site, Hand Rearing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
I soon added a glossy starling and later some White-Shouldered Starlings.
This baby Superb Spreo Starling was the last survivor in his nest box, his sibling the same size already dead.
This baby starling was very cheeky and confident deciding to hop onto the houseplant to keep an eye on me and see what I was up to!
www.birdtrek.co.uk /trek/articles.htm   (692 words)

  
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I saw some other glossy startlings in my sister's yard, but I could not identify them to species.
Birds I saw but could not identify (my notes are not all reliable either): On one of my first days in Tana, a solitary bird was calling for several minutes from a leafy bush in my sister's yard.
It was plump, larger than a sparrow and smaller than a mockingbird, with white underparts, back solid rusty, wings gray with white and fl.
home.flash.net /~bwcullen/birds.txt   (5090 words)

  
 WORLDTWITCH - Cameroon Birding Trip Report by Ron Hoff   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
They are far prettier than I had imagined from the field guide.
April 2 – As we woke up, we were alerted by Callan that Michael had heard a White-crowned Cliff-Chat outside our hotel windows.
After breakfast we drove back to Nyasoso, where we stayed at a different guesthouse for the night, as Lucy’s was full with another birding group.
www.worldtwitch.com /cameroon_hoff.htm   (5096 words)

  
 Introduction
Besides this in the west of Uganda there are a number of West African birds to be seen.
Birdfamilies who are very well represented are: Shrikes, Sunbirds, Rollers, Bee-eaters, Kingfishers, Starlings, Hornbills and Weavers.
At least two times a day there is a truck going this way and back to gain sand near the lake.
home.zonnet.nl /michiel.1/uganda/uganda.htm   (3887 words)

  
 Dept. of Fish and Wildlife_635_056
The possession, propagation, sale, purchase and exchange of game birds is allowed only as per the requirements of OAR 635 division 44 (Holding, Propagating Protected Wildlife).
(d) Unless authorized by the Department, European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) or House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) may not be imported into Oregon or released into the wild.
However, viable eggs, nestlings, fledglings, or adults may be captured from the wild, possessed, bought or sold for any other purpose (including damage control, wildlife rehabilitation or research).
arcweb.sos.state.or.us /rules/OARS_600/OAR_635/635_056.html   (9289 words)

  
 Birds: Sturnidae
Aplonis panayensis (Scopoli, 1786) - Asian Glossy Starling
Lamprotornis purpureus (Statius Müller, 1776) - Purple Glossy-Starling
Onychognathus neumanni Alexander, 1908 - Neumann´s Red-winged Starling
www.phthiraptera.org /Birds/Passeriformes/Sturnidae.html   (262 words)

  
 Meet The Sitters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Lisa has also donated her time to rescue work with wolf hybrids, native bird rehabilitation, and raising orphan kittens.
She says, "It's always hard for me to turn away an animal in need." She currently shares her home with: "Kumai" a Husky mix, "Lindy" a Terrier mix, "Boheme" a Domestic cat, "Raymie" a Green Magpie, "Till" a Purple Glossy Starling, "Violet" a Violet Finch, and "Kiffa" a Canarie.
In Lisa's spare time she loves to hike and camp, but since she doesn't have much time to spend in the outdoors she brings it home by growing Orchids, Bromelilads, and other tropical plants.
www.theanimalskingdom.com /staff/lisa.html   (189 words)

  
 BIRDING THE GAMBIA 2002
Blue-eared Glossy Starling - Lamprotornis chalybaeus - Groenstaartglansspr.
Purple Glossy Starling - Lamprotornis purpureus - Purperglansspreeuw
Long-tailed Glossy Starling - Lamprotornis caudatus - Groene Langstaartglansspr.
users.skynet.be /wielewaal/Gambia_2002.htm   (6055 words)

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