Principe Starling Lamprotornis ornatus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (18)
- Monotypic
Adrian J. F. Craig and C. J. Feare
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 26, 2019
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 26, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Principeglansspreeuw |
| English | Principe Starling |
| English (South Africa) | Principe Glossy Starling |
| English (United States) | Principe Starling |
| French | Choucador de Principé |
| French (French Guiana) | Choucador de Principé |
| German | Prinzenglanzstar |
| Japanese | プリンシペテリムク |
| Norwegian | príncipeglansstær |
| Polish | błyszczak ozdobny |
| Russian | Украшенный спрео |
| Serbian | Čvorak sa ostrva Prinsipe |
| Slovak | liskavec ozdobný |
| Spanish | Estornino de Príncipe |
| Spanish (Spain) | Estornino de Príncipe |
| Swedish | príncipeglansstare |
| Turkish | Prinsipe Sığırcığı |
| Ukrainian | Мерл принсипійський |
Lamprotornis ornatus (Daudin, 1800)
PROTONYM:
Sturnus ornatus
Daudin, 1800. Traité d'Ornithologie [Daudin] 2, p.309.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Locality unknown = Principe Island.
Definitions
- LAMPROTORNIS
- ornatum / ornatus
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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)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Principe Starling