chestnut-bellied starling (Lamprotornis pulcher) Juida pulchra
Date 1835
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Rüppell, Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig, Taf. 11
Old Latin name Juida pulchra
New Latin name Lamprotornis pulcher
Common name Nederlands: Roodbuikglansspreeuw
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The chestnut-bellied starling (Lamprotornis pulcher) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Togo. This starling is unique for having a chestnut-coloured belly.
