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Purple Glossy Starling
Scientific Name: Lamprotornis purpureus
Did you know?
They usually lay 2 to 4 pale blue, lightly spotted eggs which are incubated only by the female, though both parents will feed the chick in the next as well as when they fledge.
Natural Habitat
Tropical Africa from Senegal and north Zaire to the Sudan and west Kenya.
Diet
Fruits and insects. They are particularly attracted to the fruit of the fig tree.
