White-faced Starling Sturnornis albofrontatus Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (18)
- Monotypic
Adrian J. F. Craig and C. J. Feare
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2009
Text last updated January 1, 2009
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | estornell de Sri Lanka |
Dutch | Maskerspreeuw |
English | White-faced Starling |
English (United States) | White-faced Starling |
French | Étourneau de Ceylan |
French (France) | Étourneau de Ceylan |
German | Greisenstar |
Japanese | シロガオムクドリ |
Norwegian | hvitmaskestær |
Polish | szpak białolicy |
Russian | Ланкийский скворец |
Serbian | Čvorak sa Šri Lanke |
Slovak | škorec bielolíci |
Spanish | Estornino Cingalés |
Spanish (Spain) | Estornino cingalés |
Swedish | ceylonstare |
Turkish | Seylan Bal Sığırcığı |
Ukrainian | Шпак цейлонський |
Sturnornis albofrontatus (Layard, 1854)
PROTONYM:
Heterornis albofrontata
Layard, 1854. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology (2), 13, p.217.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- STURNORNIS
- albofrontata / albofrontatus
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