A fairly large, short-tailed, uniformly glossy starling. Green head, with bright orange-yellow eyes but without darker ear coverts. Reddish-bronze shoulder patch, and glossy green belly and flanks.
Larger than the arboreal black-bellied starling (Notopholia corrusca), with much brighter, glossier plumage.Juveniles duller, with straw-yellow eyes.
25 cm, 65 – 112 g.
Common resident in savanna, mixed woodland and gardens, and often found in quite arid regions and foraging on the ground.
Birds of Southern Africa (2020).
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