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{{Short description|Species of bird}}
{{speciesbox
| name = Purple starling
| image = Purple Glossy-Starling (Lamprotornis purpureus) - Gambia.jpg
| image_caption = Adult bird in [[The Gambia]]
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 11 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=''Lamprotornis purpureus'' |volume=2018 |article-number=e.T22710668A132089272 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22710668A132089272.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Lamprotornis
| species = purpureus
| authority = ([[Statius Muller]], 1776)
}}

[[File:Purple starling (Lamprotornis purpuereus) at Birdworld 04.jpg|thumb|right|A purple starling at Birdworld, UK]]

The '''purple starling''' ('''''Lamprotornis purpureus'''''), also known as the '''purple glossy starling''', is a member of the [[starling]] family of [[bird]]s.

==Distribution and habitat==
It is a resident breeder in tropical [[Africa]] from [[Senegal]] and north [[Zaire]] east to [[Sudan]] and west [[Kenya]]. This common [[passerine]] is typically found in open [[woodland]] and cultivation.

==Description==
The adults of these stocky 22–23 cm long birds have a metallic purple head and body, and glossy green wings. They have a short tail and a yellow eye. The sexes are similar, but juveniles are much duller, with grey underparts and a brown iris.

==Behaviour==
This is a gregarious and noisy bird, with typical starling squeaks and chattering.

===Breeding===
The purple starling builds a [[bird nest|nest]] in a hole. The normal clutch is two [[bird egg|egg]]s.

===Feeding===
Like most starlings, the purple starling is [[Omnivore|omnivorous]], eating [[fruit]] and [[insect]]s.

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*''Birds of The Gambia'' by Barlow, Wacher and Disley, {{ISBN|1-873403-32-1}}

{{Taxonbar|from=Q2964580}}

[[Category:Lamprotornis|purple starling]]
[[Category:Starlings|purple starling]]
[[Category:Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa]]
[[Category:Birds described in 1776|purple starling]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller|purple starling]]

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