Splendid Starling Lamprotornis splendidus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Subspecies (4)
Adrian J. F. Craig and C. J. Feare
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 26, 2019
Text last updated April 26, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | estornell esplèndid |
Dutch | Prachtglansspreeuw |
English | Splendid Starling |
English (United States) | Splendid Starling |
French | Choucador splendide |
French (France) | Choucador splendide |
German | Prachtglanzstar |
Icelandic | Skartstari |
Japanese | セイキテリムク |
Norwegian | edelglansstær |
Polish | błyszczak wspaniały |
Portuguese (Angola) | Estorninho-esplêndido |
Russian | Великолепный спрео |
Slovak | liskavec nádherný |
Spanish | Estornino Espléndido |
Spanish (Spain) | Estornino espléndido |
Swedish | praktglansstare |
Turkish | Mücevher Sığırcığı |
Ukrainian | Мерл темнощокий |
Lamprotornis splendidus (Vieillot, 1822)
PROTONYM:
T[urdus] splendidus
Vieillot, 1822. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Ornithologie. 2nd ed. 2 livr.91, p.653.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Malimbe, Portuguese Guinea.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LAMPROTORNIS
- splendidum / splendidus
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