Copper-tailed starling
| Copper-tailed starling | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Lamprotornis |
| Species: | L. cupreocauda |
| Binomial name | |
| Lamprotornis cupreocauda (Hartlaub, 1857) | |
The copper-tailed starling or copper-tailed glossy-starling (Lamprotornis cupreocauda) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Lamprotornis cupreocauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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