Superb Starling, Feb. 2020
Olympus OM-D E-M1X camera with 300mm f/4 PRO lens and 1.4x teleconverter
1/1250 sec at f/5.6 ISO 500
The brilliantly colored Superb Starlings are very common in Tanzania. Adults have black heads.The upper breast, wings, back and tail are iridescent blue-to-green. The belly is red-orange. The undertail coverts and the wing linings are white. The bill is black. Irises are whitish. Legs and feet are black.