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Glossy starlings There must have been around a hundred of these beautiful birds descended into my 'garden', filling up on ripe berries before flying off again. Quite a sight. Cape glossy starling,Geotagged,Lamprotornis nitens,South Africa,Winter,birds,glossy starlings,south africa,starlings Click/tap to enlarge

Glossy starlings

There must have been around a hundred of these beautiful birds descended into my 'garden', filling up on ripe berries before flying off again. Quite a sight.

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The Cape starling

The Cape starling, red-shouldered glossy-starling or Cape glossy starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

It grows to about 22 cm in size. Its habitat is woodlands, bushveld and in suburbs.

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Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded Jun 29, 2014. Captured Jun 28, 2014 13:59 in Unnamed Road, South Africa.
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  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/4000s
  • ISO500
  • 400mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.