Bird Family: Starlings

Open bushveld. Male & female whitish when non-breeding; Male has head ornamented with black and yellow when breeding; tail black.

Broad- leaved woodland. Its iridescent upperparts appear purple or coppery; white below.

Northern woodlands. General uniformly glossy blue; black ear patch; red eye.

Widespread. Female has grey head and mantle. Both sexes show brick-red wings in flight.

Karoo, roadsides. Very dark brown with white underbelly and vent; eyes whitish; gape orange.

Rocky regions in the west. Has orange eyes and white wing-panels with an orange tinge. Often in small flocks.

Miombo woodland. Glossy blue-green; flanks purple; eyes yellow.

Mopane woodland. Iridescent purple-blue; long, graduated tail; dark eyes.

Woodland. Head and breast glossy blue; wings glossy green; flanks and belly purple; eyes yellow.

Suburbia. Its green-black plumage shows a purple sheen about the upper breast and mantle.

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