#greater blue eared starling

[birdblues]

Greater Blue-eared Starling

#greater blue eared starling #starling #greater blue eared glossy starling #Lamprotornis chalybaeus #upl #bird

[andmaybegayer]

The Greater Blue-Eared Glossy Starling was named by some guy who didn't know those weren't ears.

Kruger National Park.

#greater blue eared glossy starling #birds #starlings #greater blue eared starling #wildlife #south africa #my photography #photographers on tumblr #wildlife photography #kruger national park

[textless]

I believe the bird is a greater blue-eared starling, and the zebras are definitely zebras.

Masai Mara, Kenya, July 2023.

#zebra #bird #starling #kenya #photographers on tumblr #textless #amadee ricketts #greater blue-eared starling #grass #stripes #blue #iridescent #black and white and read all over #todaysbird

[mishalogic]

Love the technicolour of nature none being greater or lesser than another ... blue-eared starling

#technicolor #technicolor of nature #blue-eared starling #greater or lesser

[shiny-and-sparkling-birds]

Greater Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)

© cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

#greater blue-eared starling #lamprotornis chalybaeus #sturnidae #passeriformes #cirdantravels (fons buts) #birds

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Reference

#greater blue-eared glossy starling #greater blue-eared starling #lamprotornis chalybaeus #starling #bird #bird art #art #digital art #wauk wauk

[proton-wobbler]

Greater Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)

"Even the juvenile has cool colors!"

Sadly, there isnt a ton to find on this guy because he's a very common, beautiful, generalist. Starlings are known for their flocking, often eating whatever seeds and insects they can find. The range of the Greater Blue-eared Starling covers a large chunk of sub-Saharan Africa, and as such they are labeled as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist.

Sources:

Image Sources: eBird (adult- Ian Davies);(juvenile- Dietmar PETRAUSCH)

#in memoriam (joke) #Lamprotornis chalybaeus #greater blue-eared starling #sturnidae

[birdygotback]

Greater Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)

© cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

#greater blue-eared starling #lamprotornis chalybaeus #sturnidae #passeriformes #cirdantravels (fons buts) #birds

[herpsandbirds]

Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus), family Sturnidae, Kruger National Park, South Africa

photograph by PanWoyteczek

#africa #glossy starling #starling #sturnidae #lamprotornis #bird #ornithology #animals #nature

[mutant-distraction]

The greater blue-eared starling

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A new variant has been added!

Greater Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus) © shankar s

It hatches from blue, compact, dark, distinctive, eared, glossy, green, iridescent, nasal, royal, similar, small, and woodland eggs.

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#squawkoverflow #greater blue-eared starling #lamprotornis chalybaeus #birds #shankar s

[birdblues]

Greater Blue-eared Starling

#greater blue eared starling #starling #Lamprotornis chalybaeus #Passeriformes #Sturnidae #Lamprotornis #bird #upl

[worrysomegus]

oh my god I'm so fond of greater blue eared starlings like fuck yeah dude that is the most notable feature to name this thing after

#name proposition oogly googly

[battle-of-the-birds]

Alrighty and HERE ARE OUR CONTENDERS!!!

Tag for the polls: #bird battle

DISCLAIMER - I wrote the round one blurbs when I was very sick and half awake, so if you see any mistakes PLEASE TELL ME! Nicely, obviously, but I want to make sure they sound good for round 2. Thank you!

I know there’s a lot of them, but man there’s SO MANY GOOD BIRDS! There were a few times where people didn’t put what specific subspecies for some birds, so sometimes I’d have to choose one. I tried to choose one that represents that bird the best!

I don’t know when the polls will begin, I’m doing some research on the birds so that people can read about them before they vote.

If one of your favs didn’t make it in, don’t worry they’re a winner in my and your heart.

If you are wondering where the Pigeon (Rock Dove) is, THEY ARE THE FINAL CHAMPION! At the end of this bracket, the winner will face off against the mightily popular Rock Dove! Will they be able to beat such a tough challenger? We will see…

Also, a note on how I set this bracket up: I put all the birds in a numbered list and then used a number generator. I think the matchups we got were really interesting.

Full list under the cut

HARPY EAGLE

SUPERB BIRD OF PARADISE

VAMPIRE FINCH

RAINBOW LORIKEET

BALTIMORE ORIOLE

EURASIAN WREN

STELLER'S JAY

CALIFORNIA CONDOR

EURASIAN HOOPOE

BLACK CAPPED CHICKADEE

TAWNY FROGMOUTH

AMERICAN GOLDFINCH

ANDEAN COCK OF THE ROCK

MUTE SWAN

WESTERN SANDPIPER

STELLER'S SEA EAGLE

VIOLET BACKED STARLING

HOATZIN

HOUSE SPARROW

HERACLES

CANADIAN GOOSE

DODO

GREAT EARED NIGHTJAR

SANDHILL CRANE

PELAGORNIS

SUPERB FAIRY WREN

SOUTHERN CASSOWARY

AMERICAN ROBIN

GREATER ROADRUNNER

GREAT BLUE HERON

AMERICAN AVOCET

PASSENGER PIGEON

WALLCREEPER

GREAT TIT

MOA

EASTERN BLUEBIRD

AUSTRALIAN BUSHTURKEY

EMU

MALLARD DUCK

FLAME BOWERBIRD

MANDARIN DUCK

BELTED KINGFISHER

OILBIRD

FAIRY PENGUIN

LESSER FLAMINGO

AUSTRALIAN KESTREL

CARRION CROW

UMBRELLABIRD

LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE

PERUVIAN PELICAN

CALIFORNIA QUAIL

MACGREGORS BOWERBIRD

HARRIS HAWK

COMMON RAVEN

BEARDED VULTURE

PEREGRINE FALCON

ROSY LOVEBIRD

ROSEATTE SPOONBILL

LONG TAILED GRACKLE

AMERICAN WOODCOCK

KAKAPO

BLUE FOOTED BOOBY

RHEA

BEE HUMMINGBIRD

WHITE WAGTAIL

HUIA

SNAIL KITE

DOMESTIC CHICKEN

KIWI

MOURNING DOVE

ATLANTIC PUFFIN

CARDINAL

LYREBIRD

EUROPEAN ROBIN

BURROWING OWL

OSPREY

RED TAILED HAWK

BLEEDING HEART DOVE

BARN OWL

PEACOCK

SATIN BOWERBIRD

CAIQUE

RED WINGED BLACKBIRD

LONG TAILED TIT

HERRING GULL

GREEN HERON

CREAM COLORED WOODPECKER

AUSTRALIAN IBIS

TRISTAM'S STARLING

POTOO

WANDERING ALBATROSS

BLUE JAY

KEA

COMMON MYNA

RAINBOW TOUCAN

GREATER SAGE GROUSE

TURKEY VULTURE

TUFTED TITMOUSE

CRESTED AUKLET

EURASIAN MAGPIE

BUDGIE

SCREECH OWL

WIP-POOR-WILL

SECRETARY BIRD

AUSTRALIAN MAGPIE

CEDAR WAXWING

VICTORIA CROWNED PIGEON

HERMIT THRUSH

COMMON SWIFT

WHITE BELLBIRD

BROWN SKUA

EUROPEAN DIPPER

#I’m so hype lets go #not polls #bracket

[panatmansam]

Greater blue-eared starling by  Ayesha Adeel  ·

[1five1two]

Greater blue-eared starling.

#photography #birds #starling