Burchell's Starling
Lamprotornis australis(Smith, A, 1836)
English (US) Burchell's Starling
The Burchell's Starling (Lamprotornis australis) 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: southern Angola to western Zambia, Namibia, Mozambique, and northern South AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lamprotornis australis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Burchell's Starling
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1836)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Megalopterus australis
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1836)
- Type locality
- Country north of Kurrichane, South Africa.
- Original description
- Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa from the Cape of Good Hope (etc.) p.52
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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