Burung kicau (Songbirds)
Golden-breasted Starling
Lamprotornis regius
- epik
- 50 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Northeast Africa's most dazzling bird. Tail as long as its body, chest like hammered gold, violet crown that shifts in light.
- Populasi
- Not numerically quantified; described as fairly common to locally common with a stable population trend. A minimum estimate of ~10,000 mature individuals exists, but it is not well established.
- Habitat
- Dry acacia savanna, thornbush/subtropical-tropical dry shrubland, and semi-arid grassland/woodland edge, from sea level up to about 1,810 m elevation
- Fakta menarik
- Golden-breasted starlings live in small cooperative family groups of 3-12 birds and nest in tree cavities (often old woodpecker holes), with related helpers assisting a monogamous pair to raise 3-5 chicks hatched from pale-green, red-speckled eggs.
- Sebaran
- Northeastern/East Africa: Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, and northern Tanzania; permanent resident with an estimated Extent of Occurrence of ~1,580,000 km²
- Makanan
- Primarily insectivorous — catches flying insects and excavates termite mounds with rapid bill strikes, supplementing with snails, spiders, and occasionally small lizards (unlike many fruit-favoring starling relatives)
- Ukuran
- 0,35 m
- Masa hidup
- 13 tahun
