Purple-headed starling
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Hylopsar |
| Species: | H. purpureiceps
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| Hylopsar purpureiceps | |
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The purple-headed starling (Hylopsar purpureiceps), also known as the purple-headed glossy-starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda.
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Hylopsar purpureiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22710654A131959153. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22710654A131959153.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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