White-crowned Starling
Lamprotornis albicapillus(Blyth, E, 1855)
English (US) White-crowned Starling
The White-crowned Starling (Lamprotornis albicapillus) 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 albicapillus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-crowned Starling
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1855)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Lamprotornis albicapillus albicapillus
- Lamprotornis albicapillus horrensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Spreo albicapillus
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1855)
- Type locality
- Somaliland.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 24, no.4 p.301
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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