Cape Starling Lamprotornis nitens Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (29)
- Monotypic
Adrian J. F. Craig and C. J. Feare
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2009
Text last updated January 1, 2009
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kleinglansspreeu |
| Bulgarian | Капски скорец |
| Catalan | estornell del Cap |
| Croatian | plavozeleni čvorak |
| Czech | leskoptev savanová |
| Dutch | Roodschouderglansspreeuw |
| English | Cape Starling |
| English (AVI) | Cape Starling |
| English (South Africa) | Cape (Glossy) Starling |
| English (United States) | Cape Starling |
| Estonian | koobalt-kuldnokk |
| Finnish | turkoosikottarainen |
| French | Choucador à épaulettes rouges |
| French (Canada) | Choucador à épaulettes rouges |
| German | Rotschulter-Glanzstar |
| Icelandic | Skrúðstari |
| Japanese | アカガタテリムク |
| Norwegian | grønnglansstær |
| Polish | błyszczak lśniący |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Estorninho do Cabo |
| Russian | Капский спрео |
| Serbian | Kapski čvorak |
| Slovak | liskavec akáciový |
| Spanish | Estornino de El Cabo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Estornino de El Cabo |
| Swedish | grönglansstare |
| Turkish | Kap Sığırcığı |
| Ukrainian | Мерл капський |
| Zulu | ikhwezi |
Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Turdus nitens
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.294.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Angola.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- LAMPROTORNIS
- nitens
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Introduction
Subspecies
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Cape Starling
