#birddocumentary superb starling documentary facts
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The superb starling is a member of the starling family of birds. It was formerly known as Spreo superbus. This species has a very large range and can commonly be found in East Africa, including Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, and Tanzania.
It lives in savanna, in thornbush and acacia arid areas, open woodland, lakeshore woodlands, gardens and cultivated fields.
These small short-tailed starlings have a long narrow bill, robust bodies, strong feet and a distinctive plumage pattern. Adults have black heads and iridescent blue-to-green back, upper breast, wings, and tail. The belly is red-orange, separated from the blue breast by a white bar. The undertail coverts and the wing linings are white.
It feeds primarily on the ground, often below, or in the vicinity of acacia trees. These birds mainly feeds on insects and worms, but also on grains, fruits and small berries. Spherical nests of grasses and twigs are built in bushes, in trees of medium height and also in rock crevices. Females lay 3 to 4 eggs which are incubated for twelve days. Both the male and the female take care of the offspring.
