Cape Glossy Starling or Greater Blue-eared Starling? (1 Viewer)

[GladysJo]

Which is this...a Cape Glossy Starling or a Greater Blue-eared Starling? Seen at Damaraland, Namibia, Africa

 

[tconzemi]

should be Greater Blue-eared with dark ear mask

 

[Andy Adcock]

Cape has a narrow mask too, wish we could see the belly colour better.

I also think I'd expect a yellower eye on G Be but bill structure is better for that.

 

[kitefarrago]

I'm not entirely sure the mask is as large as it looks - some of that could be shadow. I think on range Cape Glossy is much more likely - Greater Blue-eared should only be along the border with Angola/in the Caprivi.

Andrea

 

[Andy Adcock]

I'm not entirely sure the mask is as large as it looks - some of that could be shadow. I think on range Cape Glossy is much more likely - Greater Blue-eared should only be along the border with Angola/in the Caprivi.

Andrea

It's not actually that far from Damaraland up to the Kunene area and Mozambique border and I think the mask is blue FWIW?