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Long-tailed Glossy Starling

Long-tailed Glossy Starling - Adult

Photographer

» SergioMaria Bianchi

Location

» Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» February, 2009

Equipment

» Pentax k20, with 300mm lens

Bird Species

»Lamprotornis caudatus - Long-tailed Glossy Starling

Bird Species (French)

»Choucador à longue queue

Bird Family

»Sturnidae - Starling

Bird Group

»Passeriformes Flycatchers, Starlings, Sunbirds, Swallows, Warblers, Weavers etc

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» This bird has been seen several times since 2006 in the same area, in the north of the island. The Canarian ornithologists are worried about the accidental introduction of exotic birds that can harm the endemic species.

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