Splendid Starling
Lamprotornis splendidus(Vieillot, LJP, 1822)
English (US) Splendid Starling
The Splendid Starling (Lamprotornis splendidus) 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 splendidus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Splendid Starling
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1822)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Lamprotornis splendidus chrysonotis
- Lamprotornis splendidus splendidus
- Lamprotornis splendidus lessoni
- Lamprotornis splendidus bailundensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- T[urdus] splendidus
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1822)
- Type locality
- Malimbe, Portuguese Guinea.
- Original description
- Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Ornithologie. 2nd ed. 2 livr.91 p.653
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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