Purple starling
| Purple starling | |
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| Adult bird in The Gambia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Lamprotornis |
| Species: | L. purpureus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lamprotornis purpureus (Statius Muller, 1776)
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The purple starling (Lamprotornis purpureus), also known as the purple glossy starling, is a member of the starling family of birds.