Copper-tailed starling

The copper-tailed starling or copper-tailed glossy-starling (Hylopsar cupreocauda) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Copper-tailed starling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Hylopsar
Species:
H. cupreocauda
Binomial name
Hylopsar cupreocauda
(Hartlaub, 1857)
Synonyms

Lamprotornis cupreocauda

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2021). "Hylopsar cupreocauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22710647A192218429. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22710647A192218429.en. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
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