Staffan Widstrand / Greater blue-eared starling, (Lamprotornis chalybaeus) at waterhole, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / Greater Blue-eared Starling, (Lamprotornis chalybaeus) profile, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Eric Baccega / Blue eared glossy starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus) on ground, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa.

Eric Baccega / Blue eared glossy starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa.

Andy Trowbridge / Greater blue eared starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus) perched above a small stream. Mashatu, Botswana, July.

Anup Shah / Greater Blue eared starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus) perched on branch, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Rod Williams / Blue eared / Green glossy starling {Lamprotornis chalybaeus} captive, from Central and Southern Africa

Mike Wilkes / Blue eared glossy starling {Lamprotornis chalybaeus} Lake Nakuru, Kenya

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Blue eared glossy starling {Lamprotornis chalybaeus} Kruger, South Africa.

Richard Du Toit / Blue eared glossy starling {Lamprotornis chalybaeus} Chobe river, Botswana

Mike Wilkes / Blue eared glossy starling, Gambia, West Africa

David Pike / Blue eared glossy starling {Lamprotornis chalybaeus} Masai mara Kenya