Pied Starling
Lamprotornis bicolor(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Pied Starling
The Pied Starling (Lamprotornis bicolor) 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: far southeastern Namibia to southern Mozambique and South AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lamprotornis bicolor
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pied Starling
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Turdus bicolor
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Cape of Good Hope.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.835
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Bronze-tailed Starling
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Principe Starling
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Splendid Starling
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Chestnut-bellied Starling
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Superb Starling
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White-crowned Starling
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