Copper-tailed Starling
Hylopsar cupreocauda(Hartlaub, KJG, 1857)
English (US) Copper-tailed Starling
The Copper-tailed Starling (Hylopsar cupreocauda) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Sturnidae (Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Sierra Leone to GhanaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Hylopsar cupreocauda
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Copper-tailed Starling
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1857)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Lamprocolius cupreocauda
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1857)
- Type locality
- Sierra Leone, Aguapim, Gabon.
- Original description
- System der Ornithologie Westafrica's p.119
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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