Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas
Chestnut-bellied Starling
Lamprotornis pulcher
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas (Sturnidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The chestnut-bellied starling (Lamprotornis pulcher) is a species of starling in the genus Lamprotornis in the family Sturnidae. This is a common resident in arid Sahelian acacia savanna, occurring in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Togo.
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Range and habitat
Savanna of sub-Saharan Africa (Senegal to northern Ethiopia).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Chestnut-bellied starling
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
