Summary[edit] Description: Rüppell's Long-Tailed Starling (Lamprotornis purpuropterus) / This is one of the more common Glossy Starlings and is easily identified by its bright metallic plumage, long tail and creamy-white eye. Date: 3 June 2012, 11:09. Source: Western Serengeti_2012 06 03_3875 Uploaded by Elitre. Author: Harvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA. Camera location2° 20′ 45.03″ S, 34° 15′ 55.59″ EView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap -2.345841; 34.265441.