Lesser Blue-Eared Starling: significantly smaller with narrower face mask
Cape Starling: uniformly blue-green rather than contrasting upper and lower colors
Black-Bellied Glossy-Starling: much smaller range, less iridescence, black belly, and flanks
Long-Tailed Glossy-Starling: dramatically long tail and whitish eye
Sharp-Tailed Starling: much longer, wedge-shaped tail
Miombo Blue-Eared Starling: smaller and more compact body, much narrower mask, magenta flanks
Bronze-Tailed Glossy-Starling: shorter tail is purple only