Emerald starling
| Emerald starling | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Lamprotornis |
| Species: | L. iris
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| Binomial name | |
| Lamprotornis iris (Oustalet, 1879)
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| Synonyms | |
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Coccycolius iris | |
The emerald starling (Lamprotornis iris) is also known as the iris glossy starling. It is a small
monotypic genus
Coccycolius.
One of the smallest
Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea and Sierra Leone
.
The emerald starling feeds on figs, Haronga berries and other fruit, seeds, ants and other small insects. The cup-shaped nest is built in a tree cavity. The male and female cooperate in building the nest from leaves, and both bring food to chicks after they hatch. Females possess a brood patch—a spot on their stomach lacking feathers—that helps them transfer body heat to their eggs.[2]
It was formerly classified as
least concern. The emerald starling is caught for the wildlife trade and is locally threatened by mining activities, but overall this is unlikely to cause a major decline in the species.[1]
Gallery
References
- ^ . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ ""Emerald Starling Fact Sheet, Lincoln Park Zoo"". Archived from the original on 2015-12-20. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
- BirdLife International (2004). "Coccycolius iris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2007. Database entry includes justification for why this species is data deficient
- BirdLife International (2007): Species factsheet: Coccycolius iris. Retrieved 2007-JUL-20.