← Alle voëls – All birds
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Kleinglansspreeu
Cape Starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Familie / Family: Sturnidae
Spesienommer / Species number: 737
🏡 Bly hier – Resident
Hierdie voël bly die hele jaar by ons.
This bird lives here all year round.
Afrikaans
'n Blink, glansende blougroen spreeu met helder oranjegeel oë. Dit eet insekte, vrugte en nektar.
Waar by die skool? Kyk op die grasperke en in bome.
Wil jy weet? Sy vere is nie regtig blou nie – die blink kleur kom van lig wat op klein struktuurtjies in die vere weerkaats, soos op 'n seepbel.
English
A shiny, glossy blue-green starling with bright orange-yellow eyes. It eats insects, fruit and nectar.
Where at school? Look on the lawns and in trees.
Did you know? Its feathers are not really blue – the shiny colour comes from light reflecting off tiny structures in the feathers, like on a soap bubble.
