Black-bellied Starling
Notopholia corusca(Nordmann, AD, 1835)
English (US) Black-bellied Starling
The Black-bellied Starling (Notopholia corusca) 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
- Notopholia corusca
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-bellied Starling
- Described by
- (Nordmann, AD, 1835)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Notopholia corusca corusca
- Notopholia corusca vaughani
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- L[amprotornis] corrusca
- Described by
- (Nordmann, AD, 1835)
- Type locality
- Southern Africa; type said to be from Kaffirland.
- Original description
- Reise um die Erde durch Nord-Asien und die beiden Oceane, in den Jahren 1828, 1829 und 1830 ausgeführt. Naturhistorischer Atlas: Verzeichniss von Thieren und Pflanzen, welche auf einer Reise um die Erde gesammelt wurden p.9
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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