This is a Lesser Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chloropterus), which can vary in colour due to its iridescence, varying between green and blue in different lights. Here it appears mostly blue. It is classed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, with a stable population trend. This species inhabits savannah and shrubland. It occurs in a wide belt across Western to Eastern Africa to Ethiopia, and South-eastern and Southern Africa in Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It consumes nectar, fruit and invertebrates and usually feeds on the ground.
@alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #PrimaryColours #Songbirds Here is a #Lesser #Blue #Eared #Starling taken years ago in a huge aviary. Its #iridescent colours are mostly #blue and it is also a songbird. So fits both themes. #bird #birds #photography #beauty 🪶
