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Purple Starling (Purple Glossy Starling) - Lamprotornis purpureus - Purperglansspreeuw
West- and Central-Africa.
The following 2 subspecies are being recognized:
Lamprotornis purpureus purpureus - Senegal and Gambia to Nigeria;
Lamprotornis purpureus amethystinus - Cameroon to South-Sudan and West-Kenya.
Of this species there are also Nature Photo's available.