The Golden-breasted Starling (Cosmopsarus regius), also known as Royal Starling, is a medium-sized, up to 35 cm long, passerine in the starling family. It is distributed to the grassland, savanna and shrubland of East Africa, from Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and northern Tanzania.
Description: The adult has a metallic green head and upperback, bright golden yellow breast and belly, dark bill and legs, white iris and metallic violet blue on wings, back, neck and its long tail feathers. Both sexes are similar. The young is duller than adult.
Interesting Facts: The Golden-breasted Starling is a social animal, living in groups of three to twelve individuals.The Golden-breasted Starling molts once a year, after the breeding season.
Breeding: The female usually lays between three to five pale green eggs with red speckles. It nests in tree holes. The nest is made from leaves, roots and other vegetation matters. Entire family groups cooperate in raising young by gathering food and nesting materials
Diet: The Golden-breasted Starling diet consists mainly of insects and termites. Adult birds catch insects in flight and dig up termite mounds to find prey. In captivity Paradise Earth PRemium Softbill Blend, Insect Blend and fruit.