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The Golden-breasted Starling (Lamprotornis regius),
also known as royal starling, is a medium-sized, up to 35 cm
long,
passerine in the
starling family. Both sexes are
similar. The young are duller than the adult. It is is
distributed in the
grassland,
savannah and
shrubland of
East Africa, from
Somalia,
Ethiopia,
Kenya and northern
Tanzania. The golden-breasted
starling is a
social animal, living in groups of
three to twelve individuals. The female usually lays between three
and five pale green eggs with red speckles. It nests in tree holes.
The nest is made from leaves, roots and other vegetation. Entire
family groups cooperate in raising young by gathering food and
nesting materials. Its diet consists mainly of
insects and
termites. Adult birds catch insects
in flight and dig up termite mounds to find prey. (source: Wikipedia)
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