Sharp-tailed Starling
Lamprotornis acuticaudus(Bocage, JVB, 1869)
English (US) Sharp-tailed Starling
The Sharp-tailed Starling (Lamprotornis acuticaudus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Lamprotornis acuticaudus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sharp-tailed Starling
- Described by
- (Bocage, JVB, 1869)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Lamprotornis acuticaudus acuticaudus
- Lamprotornis acuticaudus ecki
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Lamprocolius acuticaudus
- Described by
- (Bocage, JVB, 1869)
- Type locality
- Huilla, Caconda, Angola.
- Original description
- Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes. Publicado sob os Auspicios da Academia Real das Sciencas de Lisboa (1), 2 no.8 p.345
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Emerald Starling
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Greater Blue-eared Starling
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Purple Starling
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Bronze-tailed Starling
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Golden-breasted Starling
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