Long-tailed Glossy Starling

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Lamprotornis caudatus

Long-tailed Glossy Starling, a reference photo
Photo: Thom Haslam · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

The long-tailed glossy starling (Lamprotornis caudatus) is a member of the starling family of birds. It is a resident breeder in tropical Africa from Senegal east to Sudan.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Long-tailed Glossy Starling being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Sturnidae
Species
Lamprotornis caudatus

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