Copper-tailed Starling

Copper-tailed StarlingA starling of Sierra Leone's forest canopy. Adults have a glossy purple head and breast, a blue-black body, and a coppery-bronze tail.What does it look like?Adults are glossy purple from head through breast, with a blue-black body and bright yellow eyes. The tail has a dark bronze gloss. Juveniles are duller and have dark eyes.How does it live?A starling of Sierra Leone's forest canopy. Adults have a glossy purple head and breast, a blue-black body, and a coppery-bronze tail.It lives in closed lowland to mid-altitude forest canopy and has also been recorded in degraded forest. Pairs and small groups move between tree crowns and feed on flying insects, especially termites.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.